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Category
American Furniture
Medium
Wood
Distinguishing marks
Carved ship SS Maine
Condition
Poor
Size and dimensions of this item
36" tall
Date Period
1895-1916
History
Handed down through my father's family
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Value- refinished or not
Should I have this rocking chair stripped, repaired and refinished and recaned. Is it worth anything if left alone and if so, will it make it worth less if it were repaired professionally?
Generally refinishing
<p>Generally refinishing pressback chairs actually increases their value, but this one , because it commemorates the sinking of the Maine on February 15, 1898 I would leave in its present state. Pressbacks that celebrate an event generally sell for two to three times the amount of a regular "run of the mill" pressback.</p><p> </p><p>Lovejoy </p>