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27-Jun-12
Tulip chair: Knoll or vintage replica?
Here's a tulip chair my wife picked up years ago. It doesn't have the obvious evidence of a Knoll original, but I just want to be sure. It is heavy and the plastic has been painted over. It has the Alcoa stamped into the base bottom. Any feedback is most appreciated. Thanks


posted by beefynacho
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27-Jun-12
it's knoll

alcoa is an evidence.

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posted by freedomBigelow
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27-Jun-12
posted by objectworship
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01-Jul-12
There no BR-51 or Br-50...
There no BR-51 or Br-50 stamp like most authentic Knoll tulip chairs. Knoll used Alcoa for aluminum, but didn't they provide aluminum for everybody? Anyone else had any insight to the authenticity of this chair? Thank you.
posted by beefynacho
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16-Jul-12
Anyone have any more insight...
Anyone have any more insight regarding this chair? Thank you
posted by beefynacho
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16-Jul-12
its knoll what more do you...
its knoll what more do you need to know!!
posted by LRF (USA)
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16-Jul-12
The Chair lives...
The Chair lives vicariously through itself.

The Chair once taught a German Shepard to bark in Spanish.

The Chair never says something tastes like chicken... not even chicken.

The Chair's been known to cure narcolepsy, just by walking into a room.

The Chair once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels.

The Chair's a lover, not a fighter, but The Chair's also a fighter, so don't get any ideas.

The Chair is left-handed. And right-handed.

The Chair has amassed an incredibly large DVD library, and it is said that The Chair never once alphabetized it.

You can see its charisma from space.

Its blood smells like cologne.

The Chair doesn't believe in using oven mitts, nor potholders.

Its seat feels like rich brown suede.

The Chair owns three sports cars and rents five.

The Chair once taught a horse to read email for it.

The Chair once brought in $13 million at a charity auction,

Respected archaeologists fight for its discarded cushions.
posted by jesgord (USA)
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16-Jul-12
To be sure,
that is what makes it the most interesting chair in the world.
posted by tchp
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16-Jul-12
my god jesgord...
that's the best response that I've read in quite a spell. We must have cocktail's together sometime.


Oh........
posted by Mark
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