Category
American Furniture
Medium
Oak
Distinguishing marks
Original Streit labels
Condition
Good
Date Period
1908
Size and dimensions of this item
unknown
Weight
unknown
Long Description
Two matching chairs both oak. Â One is a rocking chair. Â The other is a Morris Chair Slumber Recliner with an adjustable back and pull out footrest. Â They are in very good condition and have been reupolstered. Â There are two labels behind the footrest of the Morris Slumber Chair. Â Label on left reads: STREIT MORRIS CHAIR. Â Label on right reads: SLUMBER. Â December 29, 1908. Â Mark. Â We have owned these chairs for approx 15 years. Â We purchased from a couple in Fort Worth, Texas who inherited them from her parents who lived on a farm in Kansas. Â We have been told they are valuable, but we don't know what that means in actual dollars.Â
History
We cannot verify prior to our purchase but were told these chairs were in Kansas farmhouse in one family until sold to us in 1997.
Price Paid (If known)
do not remember
For Sale?
Yes