EARLY 20TH CENTURY ANTIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS / MISSION OAK OFFICE ARM CHAIR BY MILWAUKEE CHAIR CO
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We're pleased to offer for sale this great antique early 20th century Arts & Crafts / Mission Oak office armchair. The chair is signed Milwaukee Chair CO 1914 on the metal mechanism. The company began in 1889 and quickly became one of the biggest employers and producers of furniture in the area. The original factory was destroyed in the 1899 fire but like a phoenix from the ashes they rose again. The company continued to produce furniture until they eventually closed their doors in the mid 20th century. The chair has a shaped saddle seat, a must have for daily use with remnants of original paper label on the back. The chair is 23" wide arm to arm x 20 1/4" deep x 35" tall. The seat height is 20".
