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What is the meaning of Tumba Tumba chair?

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What is the meaning of Tumba Tumba chair?
The meaning of Tumba Tumba chair is rocking chair. Tumba Tumba is the Tagalog term for the chair and likely comes from the sound that a rocking chair makes when it rocks back and forth. Rocking chairs are popular in the Philippines and found in many Filipino homes. On 1stDibs, find a collection of rocking chairs.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
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Göran Malmvall modernist pinewood rocking chair, Svensk Fur, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish modernist rocking chair, model 513, designed by Göran Malmvall for the manufacturer Karl Andersson & Söner, Huskvarna. Dating from the late 1940s, it represents a later examp...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Textile, Pine

Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period rocking chair By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1910 Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with brown leather seat cushion. Measures: 27....
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Vintage 1910s American Mission Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Bentwood Walnut Rocking Chair Cane Rattan Seat Back Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Bentwood rocking chair, circa mid 20th century. Made from walnut in classic bentwood styling with rattan back and seat. Dimensions: 41.5" x 22.5" x 38.5", seat 18.5" to 13.5"
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Mid-20th Century Bauhaus Rocking Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Walnut

Beautiful Hans J Wegner PP 124 Net chair for PP Mòbler
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning Danish rocking chair by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler,. Frame of soap treated ash, upholstery of Vibeke Klint Fabric. Flagline in the back. Model PP124 named Net Chair, made...
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1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cord, Ash

Gustaf Axel Berg Attribution, Rocking Chair, Birch, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A birch and brown floral-printed fabric rocking lounge chair produced by Väsby möbel- & inredningsfabrik AB, Sweden, 1940s. Design attributed to Gustaf Axel Berg. Overall Dimensions...
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Fabric, Birch

Henning Kjærnulf, Rocking Chair in Oak, Seat Reupholstered in Lambswool, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful rocking chair in solid oak, designed by Henning Kjærnulf for EG Kvalitetsmöbel in the 1960s. The chair clearly bears the mark of Kjærnulf's characteristic design language w...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Lambskin, Oak

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