Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Koken Congress Pedestal Hydraulic Barber Chair No. 135 Pat. Dec.8 1891; Oct. 22, 1895; Dec. 3, 1901

In Furniture > Chairs > Show & Tell.
Chairs2726 of 2951Victorian Parlor Chair  Nice ConditionGrandma's old chair
8
Love it
1
Like it

surfdub66surfdub66 loves this.
TreyTrey loves this.
ttomtuckerttomtucker loves this.
steve85018steve85018 loves this.
willamalwillamal likes this.
Cg1958Cg1958 loves this.
rocker-sdrocker-sd loves this.
officialfuelofficialfuel loves this.
jonesbrett8jonesbrett8 loves this.
See 7 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 13 years ago

    jonesbrett8
    (2 items)

    I was given this chair in 1995 by my grandpa. He was a barber for more than 50 years. Here is the story behind this chair. My grandpa worked in a barber shop in the Waldo area of Kansas City, Missouri. His boss at the time did not want to spend the money to upgrade to the newer porcelain chairs that were being sold at the time, and painted the chair white. When the shop owner finally decided to buy new chairs he sold this chair to my grandpa for around $50. My grandpa set this chair up in his basement. This is the chair I received haircuts in until he retired. By this time I had finished barber school and my grandparents were moving into a senior living facility. When I got the chair I stripped the paint off and took it back to bare wood. The only areas of the chair that were not painted were the leather and the foot rest. Because of this the foot rest area metal has tarnished and needs replated. The paint preserved the rest of the wood and brass fairly well. Before I removed the paint it would not recline. It does now. The hydraulics work as well. This model originally sold for $70 dollars back in the day from the Koken Factory in St. Louis, Mo. The chair also has the original plate on the base of the chair stating it was originally sold by the Heckel Brothers 620 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.

    logo
    Chairs
    See all
    Authentic Signed James Pearce Walnut Adjustable Industrial Screw Piano Stool
    Authentic Signed James Pearce Walnu...
    $821
    Set Of 4 Vintage Burke MCM Fiberglass Swivel Metal Tulip Base Dining Chairs
    Set Of 4 Vintage Burke MCM Fibergla...
    $350
    Full Set (4) Bearings Lowentraut Hall Glider Rocker East lake Antique Chair
    Full Set (4) Bearings Lowentraut Ha...
    $24
    A RARE SIGNED 18TH C RHODE ISLAND WINDSOR FAN BACK CHAIR IN GRUNGY ATTIC SURFACE
    A RARE SIGNED 18TH C RHODE ISLAND W...
    $179
    logo
    Authentic Signed James Pearce Walnut Adjustable Industrial Screw Piano Stool
    Authentic Signed James Pearce Walnu...
    $821
    See all

    Comments

    1. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      A great story and the chair is a keeper.
    2. steve85018 steve85018, 9 years ago
      just resurrecting a classic post... cool stuff.
    3. Trey Trey, 9 years ago
      Awesome chair and great story.

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.