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- Description:
- This Arm Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of an off-white molded fiberglass backrest with gray molded fiberglass seat and arm unit. The unit comes with an dark gray, oval, padded vinyl seat cushion and sits on a chrome frame with black rubber shock mounts, black painted metal seat support on a four-blade metal base, and black plastic glides. This piece is also known as the Nelson Swaged leg chair and has a label on the seat bottom with the Herman Miller patent information.
Price History: 1958: $95. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 701); 1963: $59. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 709)Herman Miller Trade Name: Plastic Chair ~ Flexible Back Product Number: DAA 5
- Date Issued:
- [1958 TO 1963]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Side Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a padded bentwood maple frame with birch base. The seat and backrest are covered with dark green leatherette upholstery.
There is a cover and style upholstery tag attached to the chair which reads "Sold By DJ Depree. "
Price History: 1936: $ 6. 75 (muslin) wholesale; 1942: $20. 00 retail Herman Miller Trade Name: Side Chair Herman Miller Series: Modern Product Number: 3665
- Date Issued:
- [1936 TO 1942]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Ottoman, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a padded round top covered with Girard Striped red-blue-green design. The base is made of four chrome-plated metal legs.
The Girard striped design is also known as the "Jacob's coat fabric design".
Originally, this piece designed for the lobby of Braniff Airlines Offices in New York City.
Price History: $112/123 variations with upholstery. Herman Miller Trade Name: Ottoman Herman Miller Series: The Girard Group Product Number: 66332
- Date Issued:
- [1966 TO 1967]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Eames dining chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, has a wood seat. The seat, backrest, frame, and legs are ash veneer over molded plywood.
This product was first manufactured by Evans Products in 1945. Herman Miller, Inc. became the distributor in 1946, and in 1949 the manufacturer.
Price History: 1947: $ 14. 25 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1952: $ 32. 30 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Dining Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Chairs Product Number: DCW
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- According to the 1954 Herman Miller Trade Catalog, this is "America's most favorite modern chair. " It has a molded plywood seat and back with a burled ash veneer over the backrest. The frame, legs and glides are all metal. The electronically welded rubber shock mounts permit a slight flux to conform with changes in position. [Source: 1954 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog]
Prior to The Henry Ford's acquirement of this chair, Herman Miller, Inc. acquired it from Hugh Depree, Herman Miller CEO and founder's son.
Price History: 1947: $ 16. 25 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1989: $ 201. 00 (Trade Catalog 91. 131. 70)
Was still in production in 1991. Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Chair Product Number: DCM
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1994]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, has a backrest of brown and white calf skin padded upholstery that covers the molded plywood. The seat and back are attached by black rubber shock mounts to a chrome base frame with metal glides. The rubber shock mounts permit the chair to flex readily to changes in position. This piece was intended to be used in residential or office spaces. [Source: ca. 1952 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog]
Price History: 1952: $94. 60 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Chair Product Number: LCM
- Date Issued:
- [1950 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This piece in the collection of The Henry Ford, is made of a welded black wire shell that is carefully shaped to conform to body contours and supports a resilient cushion of tan leather upholstery that can be easily removed for cleaning. The frame is black metal wire crossbars that connect four light birch wood legs with white plastic glides. [Source: 1952 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog]
Label on seat bottom reads: Materials Information, MADE bY HERMAN MILLER IN VENICE, CALIFORNIA.
Price History: 1952: $52. 35 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Upholstered Wire Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Chairs Product Number: DKW
- Date Issued:
- [1951 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- These Side Chairs, in the collection of The Henry Ford, are made of a black and white girard check padded upholstery (nilo 95) with black vinyl edge and white plastic backs that covers the seat and back rest. The base consists of a frame and four legs made of polished chrome plate and white nylon glides. black rubber mounts are attached to the frame as well.
These pieces are also referred to as Eames One Twenty Seven Chairs.
Price History: 1970: $31. 00 (nilo); $ 32. 00 (naug); $ 36. 00 (hopsk) [Product Literature 89. 177. 975] 1989: $274. 00-$ 334. 00 according to upholstery [Product Literature 89. 177. 70]Herman Miller Trade Name: Eames Upholstered Chair Product Number: EC 127
- Date Issued:
- [1970 TO 1991]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Day Bed, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a light tone birch wood frame on four 'V'-shaped satin aluminum legs and metal back support. Also, there are wire springs stretched under the mattress for support. The mattress is covered in tan and white checked girard fabric and is attached to two detachable wedge-shaped back cushions in the same fabric.
Price History: 1952: $308. 20; 1964: $280. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 712)Herman Miller Trade Name: Daybed with Bolster Support Herman Miller Series: Seating Product Number: 5088-Z
- Date Issued:
- [1950 TO 1964]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, has a molded plywood seat and back. Light oak veneer covers the molded plywood. The seat and back are attached by black rubber shock mounts to a molded plywood frame with metal glides. The rubber shock mounts permit the chair to flex readily to changes in position.
Trade Catalog States:
Product Name: Molded plywood lounge chair
Series Name: Eames chairs
Popular Name: Potato chip chair
Standard Finish: birch, walnut, calico ash, red, black
Standard Upholstery: leather, slunk skin(unborn calf in brown & white or black & white; after 1955 in ash & walnut only
Standard configuration: up to 1955 with wood or metal legs; after 1955 wood legs only
Incorporating revolutionary principles in both design and construction, the molded plywood chairs designed by Charles Eames have been called "the most famous chairs in America. " The chairs are resin impregnated during the molding process so that the finish becomes an integral part of the wood. [Source: ca. 1949 and ca. 1952 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalogs. ]
The chair also has the popular nickname of "Potato Chip Chair. "
Price History: 1947: $ 17. 85 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1957: $ 66. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 660Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Lounge Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Chair Product Number: LCW
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1957]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection