Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic (1914)
Otter, Paul D. (Paul Denniston), b. 1866 · New York, Davis Williams company · leaf 151
air of general utility a graceful lineand proper balance, particularly to the back post. An illustra-tion of this is shown in Fig. 173, which represents a very old and 148 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAM common type of rush bottom rocker, many of these being madeby the farmers in winter time for their… … Fig. 173.—Early Settlement Rocker. the seat and have connection with the rocker some distanceback. The straight back post required that the back be moreat right angles with the seat, which robbed the chair of the com-fort and easy balance which the modern bent or curved postrocker possesses.…
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