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Inspired by the vintage metal chairs,
gliders and swings popular in post-War
America, this unique line of metal lawn
furniture is sure to tickle your fancy.
The first companies to manufacture
metal gliders and swings were
The J.R. Bedding Company in Philadelphia
and Howell Manufacturing, whose designs
were a rage at the 1939 World Fair!
One of the first designers to create a chair that was marketed to the masses was Viktor Schreckengost, an eclectic inventor also responsible for the design of metal children's pushcars and bicycles for the recently defunct Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company (A distant relative informed me recently that their family name, popular in western PA, means "scary ghost!")
His Beverly Hills model, shown above, sold through Sears Roebuck during WWII and can still be found across the country. Schreckengost designed the chair by offering a free drink to all 428 workers at the Murray plant in return for their participation in its creation. Each plant worker sat on the lid of a barrel layered with 8 inches of clay covered with plastic. The prototype was created, the first metal die-cut made, and when the war ended sales flourished.
RETRO METAL LAWN FURNITURE P. O. Box 503, Old Forge, New York 13420
Catherine Light, owner
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