This... Craigslist score. Was listed as midcentury chair leather chair. I could tell from the pics it was an original Herman Miller Eames Lounge chair in Brazillian rosewood. What I didn't realize until I got home is that it's a first series produced between 1958 and 1961. First produced in 1956 and widely regarded as the first ergonomically designed chair, the earliest run had slide on 'boot glide' feet which were replaced by a milled version (Domes of Silence) that weren't so easily lost by 1958.
All chairs prior to 1961 had three bolts, which this does, attaching the armrests to the seat panel as well as round grommets to attach the cushions. Brazilian rosewood was discontinued isn the early 1990's due to conservation efforts in the tropics. Picked up for half the cost of a Chinese knockoff. She said it really needed to be reupholstered... Not sure you can replace that patina! Needs some gunstock oil and leather conditioner and good to go!
If anyone is near Detroit I heard there is an Eames exhibit at the Ford Museum
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