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This molded plywood chair was an experimental maquette used at the Eames Office for testing dimensional variations in the DCW chair. The legs and central spine are segmented, and where the production chairs used rubber shockmounts, this one has solid wooden spacers. In common with some other early pre-production DCWs and LCWs, the top of the central spine has un-radiused corners.
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Date of Manufacture1945-1946
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ConditionGood vintage condition.
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Dealer LocationLos Angeles, CA
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Number of Items1
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Reference NumberU1204158091764
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