This is my grandmother's rocking chair which I have in my possession; and the stamp on the underside indicates it's a Murphy Chair Co. rocking chair. I would like to know when the chair might have been made - am thinking the emblem and number may be an indication. My grandmother was born in 1895. My mother was born in 1914 and her child's rocking chair was determined to be purchased between 1914 and 1919 (when the Co. moved to Kentucky). The stamp on the bottom of the child's chair was completely different. It seems like this chair may have been purchased earlier, and possibly by my great-grandmother/grandparents. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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I love the older rocking chairs, but they are out of fashion with most people and probably will not make a good return.
This chair was sold in 2014 for the ridiculous price of $27.50 but this sort of thing does happen. The main problem may have been where it was located, as these chairs are very expensive to ship.
The nice thing about this ad is it is the exact same chair model as yours but does not supply very much information.
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This history article state the company moved from Detroit in 1919, so your chair had to have been made before 1919, but I have not seen a chart using model numbers to coincide with manufactured dates.
You may be able to join one of these forums and ask your questions, as most members do have some knowledge of vintage and antique items.
www.reddit.com/
www.antiquers.com/
"In 1872, Canadian, Michael Murphy acquired bed spring maker CH Dunks. Two years later he switched to manufacturing chairs and enjoyed such success that by 1890 he constructed a new factory on 15 acres of land at Harper Avenue and the Grand Trunk Railroad. By 1915, the Murphy Chair Company was reputed to be the largest chair manufacturer in the world with a four story factory and 1,000 workers capable of producing 7,000 chairs a day.
So, the Murphy chairs were made in Detroit in the period 1874-1919.
I think chairs already made in Detroit and with Detroit labels may have been sold after 1919. The label only helps identify the approximate years of manufacture, not the year of purchase.
This one is asking $200 instappraisal.com/
It's a beautiful rocking chair. This Murphy rocking chair #638 isn't nearly as ornate & is listed for $225:
www.bargainjohn.com/
This #660 Murphy rocking chair sold @ auction for $27.50 on 12/11/14:
Read about the Value of a Murphy Rocking Chairs here
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Similar Antique Oak Pressed Back Rocking Chair With Arms was sold for $50 in 2018
hueckmanauction.hibid.com/
A vintage wood rocking chair by Murphy Chair Company marked to the bottom Detroit, Mich. was sold for $14
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Another Mutphy rocking chair
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(You can try free trial to see it's worth)
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