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Furniture8183 of 14272Chest of drawersOld hand made Rocking Chair need help finding more about it!
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    Posted 9 years ago

    Storage
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    Does anyone have any information on this childs rocker? Bought at a garage sale and would be interested in knowing a little about it. Looks like it has been refinished, has a little green paint on it, nails may have been replaced by screws on the bottoms.

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      You will never, not ever see a rocking chair with nails or screws driven up through the skids. Can you use a little common sense and imagine the damage to the floor from nails or screws that back out as you rock? I also question why you say this is a child's rocker. I believe if you measure the seat and forget the height you will find it wasn't built for a child. Being short doesn't make it a chair for a child. I would venture to say it is a reproduction of a Shaker fireplace rocker. They were built intentionally short for several reasons.
    2. Storage, 9 years ago
      That is interesting. I just thought is was a child's since it is short. Thanks for the information.
    3. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      To get you started you should research fireplace chairs or nursing chairs. This chair should put the person sitting in it at a height just above hearth level. Women breast fed their children where it was warm for the baby. They also sewed quilts etc. by the light of the fire.
    4. Storage, 9 years ago
      Thank you fhrjr2. I found a picture of the exact chair on EBay. Stated it is a nursing chair shaker style, dated to 1800-1899. Nice to know what it is and approx. age.

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