Details
A GEORGE HUNZINGER WALNUT ROCKING CHAIR
the turned frame with spindle finials, the back and seat strung with cloth-covered steel bands
See Illustration
the turned frame with spindle finials, the back and seat strung with cloth-covered steel bands
See Illustration
Further details
Cf. Mary Jean Madigan, 19th Century Furniture, Innovation, Revival and Form, Art and Antiques, pp. 123-130
George Hunzinger was a German immigrant chair maker. It was with the rocking chair, a particularly American phenomenon, that Hunzinger led the way patenting in 1882 his most successful design for a platform or spring rocking chair
George Hunzinger was a German immigrant chair maker. It was with the rocking chair, a particularly American phenomenon, that Hunzinger led the way patenting in 1882 his most successful design for a platform or spring rocking chair