earlymb Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hi all, at Beltring I bought 2 of these wooden folding chairs. The only marking on them is a 'WD'-mark with barely visible the letters 'CMD' upside-down next to it. While I'm pretty sure this is a Queens Crown and the chairs are post-war, anyone knows a more precise date? This example was unpainted and I have cleaned it with steelwool. What would the original finish be? Boiled linseed oil, varnish or something else? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Yes a Queen's crown & I don't suppose it is Victorian although I can remember these at school! From new they had varnish, my recollection is that it gave quite an orangey finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I have two of these in the back of the lorry with wartime dates, not sure of precise markings now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 Thanks for your reactions. These aren't dated, but the Queens Crown puts them at the post-WW2 era I think. Would be interesting to see where they are dated though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Thanks for your reactions. These aren't dated, but the Queens Crown puts them at the post-WW2 era I think. Would be interesting to see where they are dated though! Will try and get a photo, .... if I remember :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I don't know if they got re-classified but I found what I thought was them in Regulations of Equipment of the Army 1942 in Section KA (Misc office Eqpt etc) as Chairs, folding, flat. However there is no doubting them from the picture in a 1946 VAOS J1 (Camping eqpt) Chairs, G.S. Although there were fewer slats on the 1946 one. Richard how many slats do yours have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Although there were fewer slats on the 1946 one. Richard how many slats do yours have? a few more slats than in that picture I think, will confirm markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Clive, One chair stamped with King's crown and along side it GVIR. The other one had Broad Arrow and 1943, plus makers name, Steen I think. About 8 slats on the seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Thanks all for your contribution! My chairs both have 9 slats in the seat. I just finished cleaning the first one and gave it a coat of boiled linseedoil. I'll post pics after it had some time to dry. I think the number of slats may be more of a manufacturers' variation than a way to put a date on those chairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 There's an AM one on ebay! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-WW2-BATTLE-OF-BRITAIN-1940-Briefing-Room-Chair-Folding-ORIGINAL-1940-/380698349635?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item58a363d043 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thanks; that is a nicely dated example - and other than the stamp identical to mine.... :-D This is how it looks now: Perfectly suited for 1940-1950 period HQ displays! :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkypete618 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 These are really great little comfy chairs, we have a load that live in the trucks for shows. Always get extras bums for a beer and a seat by the fire. Cant go wrong with them, they fold up so we can stack them under the beds. We picked ours up from the local sea cadets who had dumped them in a skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 I picked these 2 from one of the larger dealers who had a few pallet loads, but most were firewood. It took me 10 mins of digging to find 2 without any broken (off) or otherwise missing parts. That being said, I'm really happy with them as I have been looking for a couple of correct wooden folding chairs for a while. Till now I used those green metal military folding chairs, but these are way better for my re-enactment displays anyway! Of course, later came the regret I didn't spent another 10 mins to find a few more decent ones... :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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