Late 19th Century Antique Nichols & Stone Cherry Windsor Slat Back Rocking Chair

Description

Vintage Nichols and Stone windsor rocking chair or rocker featuring a slatted bentwood bow back design with turned supports and … more Vintage Nichols and Stone windsor rocking chair or rocker featuring a slatted bentwood bow back design with turned supports and H stretcher.

Nichols and Stone founded: In the mid-1800s by Edmund Nichols as a small chair shop in Westminster. In 1857, his two eldest sons and James Clark, a brother-in-law, built a new shop and the company became Clark, Nichols & Company. In 1894 Charles Nichols bought out the interests of his brother Marcus, and began a partnership with Reuben S. Stone. The company became Nichols & Stone. Location: The company moved from Westminster to Logan Street in Gardner. Products: In 1917, Edmund Nichols and Albert Stone, sons of Charles Nichols and Reuben Stone, decided to manufacture exclusively trademarked reproductions of Windsor and other early American chairs, using the company’s early designs. When Carleton Nichols, Jr. entered the business in 1968, he expanded the product line to include dining room tables, cabinets and occasional furniture. In the 1970s and 1980s the company added Shaker and country designs. The company also makes alumni and recognition chairs, with institution logos.

Dimensions:
25" x 18" x 32"h, seat 15" less