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- Description:
- This Secretarial Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a dark gray plastic shell on an universal four-blade swivel base with casters. The seat and back are padded and covered with black and white tweed hopsak upholstery with dark gray plastic edging.
Under the seat are labels with patent information, flammability, and an employee inspection with date.
Price History: 1973: $ 179. 00 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 733); 1979: $ 335. 00 Herman Miller Trade Name: Eames Secretarial Chair Product Number: EC 228
- Date Issued:
- [1973 TO 1979]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Office Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a metal frame and base with four blades and caster adjustments. The seat and backrest are padded with black skin-like upholstery and eight covered buttons. The armrests are covered with black leather over metal.
Price History: 1969: $339/363 varies with upholstery grade (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 663) 1972: $226/242 varies with upholstery grade (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 732)Herman Miller Trade Name: Tilt Swivel Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Intermediate Chairs Product Number: ES 103
- Date Issued:
- [1969 TO 1973]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Office Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a metal pedestal base with four blades, black casters, and the ability to swivel and adjust height with a black metal adjuster. This base supports a chair with a padded backrest and seat covered in burgundy polynit upholstery.
This piece has a label with the materials and product information attached as well as a Herman Miller Company Label.
This chair is also known as a 'Stumpf Ergon Chair'.
Price History: 1976: $245 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 742); 1983: $463 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 1053)Herman Miller Trade Name: Swivel Chair Herman Miller Series: Ergon Chairs-Operational Product Number: OS 137
- Date Issued:
- [1976 TO 1983]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Office Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a chrome pedestal base with four blades, black casters, and the ability to tilt and swivel. This base supports a chair with a padded backrest, seat and armrests covered in brow polynit upholstery. like the base, the arm supports are polished chrome.
Under the seat is the labels for the patent and materials hang tag.
This chair was the first off the line at Herman Miller's Holland Chair Plant and is also know by the name of 'Stumpf Ergon Chair'.
Price History: 1976: $423 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 741); 1983: $842 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 1053)Herman Miller Trade Name: Tilt Swivel Chair Herman Miller Series: Ergon Executive Chairs Product Number: OS 120
- Date Issued:
- [1976 TO 1983]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Office Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, has a wood seat, back and frame. The seat, arms and back are covered with black vinyl upholstery over foam rubber padding. Four covered buttons also can be found across the back in the same material. The chair sits on an adjustable polished aluminum base that swivels and has four blades and black casters.
On the seat bottom is the circular metal Herman Miller, Inc-Designer Label, material information and date.
Price History: 1959:$392. 00 (fabric); 444. 00 (naugahyde); 472. 00 (leather); 1972:$222-$342 (leather) (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 732)Herman Miller Trade Name: High Back Executive Tilt-Swivel Chair Product Number: 5871
- Date Issued:
- [1958 TO 1973]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Arm Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, is part of the Eames designed Aluminum Group. It's made with an aluminum base that has four blades and an aluminum frame. The seat and backrest are covered with black naugahyde upholstery.
The redesign of the Aluminum Group combines the tilt-swivel mechanisms and glides to make for a lightweight, stable, and lean profile office chair. [Source: 1969 Herman Miller Trade Catalog].
Price History: 1968: $230. -249. 00 varies with upholstery 1985: $900-1000. 00 varies with upholstery Herman Miller Trade Name: Tilt-Swivel Highback Desk Armchair Herman Miller Series: Aluminum Group Product Number: EA 119
- Date Issued:
- [1968 TO 1985]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Office Chair, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a metal frame with four blades and casters on the base. The seat and backrest are padded and covered with black skin-like upholstery and eight covered buttons. The armrests are padded black leather over the metal frame.
Price History: 1972: $349; 1989: $2126/2476 varies with fabric grade (89. 177. 70)
Was still in production in 1989Herman Miller Trade Name: Executive Adjustable Tilt-Swivel Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Intermediate Chair
- Date Issued:
- [1972 TO 1991]
- 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, consists of a shell that is tan and tweed hopsak padded upholstery over black wire. This shell is attached to a swivel base made of four wooden legs with chrome footrest and clear plastic glides.
Price History: 1952: $ 40. 40 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Upholstered Wire Swivel Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Chairs Product Number: PKW 1
- Date Issued:
- [1951 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Stool, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a padded black leather arm and backrest seat. The base is a black metal pedestal with arm rest support, foot ring and four blades in chrome plated metal.
This piece is also known as a Propst Perch.
Price History: 1964: $235 1989: $949/885 variation with upholstery. (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 70)
Was still in production in 1989. Herman Miller Trade Name: Perch ~ Adjustable Swivel Herman Miller Series: Action Office Seating
- Date Issued:
- [1964 TO 1994]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Indoor-Outdoor reclining chair with ottoman, in the collection of The Henry Ford, consists of a sienna saran (plastic) woven fabric stretched onto the chair seat and back frame. The arms of the chair are black plastic coated and curve. The frame is made of a four blade, aluminum base with a black plastic pedestal and glides.
The ottoman is made of the same fabric and metal.
Price History: 1958: $ 234. 00 (chair); $ 116. 00 (ottoman) (Trade Catalogue 89. 177. 666) 1985: $ 520. 00 (chair); $ 203. 00 (ottoman) varies with upholstery.
Was still in production in 1991. Herman Miller Trade Name: Indoor-Outdoor Reclining Chair with arms and Ottoman Herman Miller Series: Aluminum Group Product Number: EA 122 ; EA 123
- Date Issued:
- [1958 TO 1991]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Henry Ford (Organization)
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection