Comments on: Telling the Age of Your Vintage (or Newer) Eames Lounge

By: Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:18:31 +0000

The 202 number is a batch number for your chair, used to keep the three
veneer flitch-matched plywood shells together during manufacturing. One of mine is 941. The number itself doesn’t have a meaning.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:02:23 +0000

Michae, I was wondering the same thing. My numbers are all #202. I thought mine was a ’70s+ chair. What are your numbers?

By: Michae Krass

Michae Krass — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:50:01 +0000

What does a stamped number on the inside of all 3 shells of a 50′s or early 60′s Brazilian Rosewood Lounge Chair mean?

Thanks.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:40:33 +0000

Hi Stefan, just read your question about black sticker on Eames Lounge Chair. Can you tell the reply you got as I have a chair with black sticker too?

By: Richard Goff

Richard Goff — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:47:18 +0000

I have two chairs and one stool. Can you tell the age by the patent sticker? Mine ends byt patent number d-155-273
3-114-575, 3-124-390.

By: Mark tanis

Mark tanis — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:53:22 +0000

I own an dames with a swivel ottoman. My father worked at hm in the 50′s and 60′s as the director of purchasing…..I grew up with the chair. It is in excellent shape.it has boot glides on the ottoman.

I also have a Herman miller dining table from the 50′s 60′s. Round with a flush mount lazy Susan in the center…..would like input.

Also other George Nelson pieces….CSS, etc.

Curious myself on some of this.

Feel free to contact me.

Mark

By: stefan burgess

stefan burgess — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:42:12 +0000

Greetings,

I greatly appreciate this article, thank you for making it available. I have recently come upon what I believe to be an early 670 chair. It has a black circular label, whereas the others which I have seen are silver. Does this indicate anything?

Thank you for your time.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:39:47 +0000

I have an Eames lounge and ottoman( mid 60′s). There is a small tear in the ottoman. Here is my question…Will it be worth more to not fix or should I fix it Thanks,Susan

By: Coral Norris

Coral Norris — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:12:10 +0000

I have two Eames lounge chairs and ottomans from the early to mid 60′s purchased by my parents. One ottoman has slip-on glides so I know that is older. But I’m not sure which chair is older; on one the clips that hold the head cushions are up and down, on the second they are at an angle. Does anyone know which is older?

By: Bradley Downs

Bradley Downs — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:42:29 +0000

Hi. I would pay no more than $1,500.00 for a repaired lounge (with the rest of the chair being near mint)
That is if I were to keep it only as I would not have much resale value left in it. Keep searching. Very nice versions from the 1970s, even 1960s, do turn up un-repaired and for around the same money. Thanx! Bradley Downs odd2mod.com

By: Dermot

Dermot — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:18:27 +0000

Excellent information thanks! I’m looking at a mid 70′s chair right now with the aim to purchase, however thanks to your advice I now notice its been repaired on both sides (The mounts). The repair looks excellent, however I wonder if you have any sense as to how much reduced the price should be? The owner is asking 3k

Thanks

By: Bradley Downs

Bradley Downs — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:15:43 +0000

Hi. Those are model numbers. The 670 is the Herman Miller model number for the chair and 671 is the model number for the ottoman. If placing an order with Herman Miller, you would request the 670/671 set and then specify wood type, leather color, etc. Of course the chair is now most widely known as the Eames Lounge. Hope that helps! Bradley Downs
odd2mod.com

By: Per

Per — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:31:34 +0000

i noticed some chair people refer to has a number like 560,or 670/671 and the like in the name. i’m guessing this has to do with the way the chair was specified. could someone explain what these numbers mean? thanks!