Can anyone help me identify this chair?

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This is a rocking chair I've had for 20 years. Does anyone know anything about this style of rocking chair?

Jeanette S · Answer

LOVE THIS CHAIR! I have one just like it except it is not tuffed. It is called a gooseneck rocker style. I have only seen one in my lifetime that had the goose heads coming out of the back at the top. I ADORE MINE. The back and the seat are separate on mine and does not swoop. It has the best lumbar support of any chair I have ever sat in. In fact, I had mine recovered last year! If yours is comfortable, it is worth recovering...you can have it made plain instead of tuffed by having them add some foam. You will LOVE it!

Cheryl Pfirrman · Answer

Don't know what it is, but I love it!

Lynn · Answer

My parents had one they called it a sleepy hollow rocker do not know if it is the real name.  Good luck

Connie · Answer

When I got one like this when my daughter was born, the store called it a Lincoln Rocker. (37 years ago)

Cindy Lou · Answer

I think it looks like a Mid-century modern design (1950's - early 1970's) except the upholstery appears to be more recent. Just a guess! Did you look on the underside for any clues on a 
manufacturer?

Kathy · Answer

I have a gooseneck rocker with the wood on the arms that curve into goose heads. It was left at our house by my husbands grandmother, who lived to be 105. It has been recovered and a favorite rocking chair of the grandchildren.

Shari Veater · Answer

My mom had one and she called it a Lincoln rocker...she loved it, was the only chair that helped her back...she too recovered it several times

Mark Hopple · Answer

Nice it looks comfy..im jealous..

Merry_sherri · Answer

Thank you Jeanette, I love my 'odd' chair and yes, everyone who sits in it loves it as well.

Bonny McDaniel · Answer

I googled both Lincoln Rocker and Goose Neck Rocker. The Goose Neck has the same basic shape as the Lincoln Rocker except for the 'goosy' look of the woodwork. Some of the Goose Neck have a longer neck and are called Swan Neck Rockers. Some of the Lincoln Rockers had cane seats and backs on them but most of them have some form of upholstery, some with tufts.

Merry_sherri · Answer

Thank you to everyone who has responded and given me some great leads on naming this style. I haven't recovered the rocker, this is the condition it was in when I acquired it and it's still intact. Some of the wood has been scuffed a bit and I'll eventually tackle that. I'm waiting for inspiration to strike :)

Ann · Answer

I had a chair that looked like the leather part of yours but it wasn't a rocker and it was called a Sleepy Hollow chair.

Ann Brownlee · Answer

I have what I call a 'Goose Neck Rocker' in my Victorian living room now. I do need to recover the seat. I have it covered with an old quilt now.

Franne · Answer

Hi @Merry_sherri.  I'm not sure that your chair is a Lincoln rocker.  The shape is similar but not the traditional simple lines.  Lincoln rockers are also, traditionally, caned.  I have my great-grandma's Lincoln rocker that I has rocked my grandma, my mom, me, my daughter and now her new baby!  I had it refinished and did the caning myself.  I've included a pic.  Your chair looks VERY comfortable and could be a 'new take' on the traditional Lincoln rocker.  What ever it is, enjoy it!

Marion Nesbitt · Answer

A rose is a rose is a rose! It is a beauty and looks so comfortable.

Becky Wood · Answer

I did a little internet snooping I think it more closely resembles a Chesterfield or Slipper Chair. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Brown-Leather-Chesterfield-Rocking-Chair-Slipper-Chair-Reading-Armchair-/390676843642 Google Chesterfield Rocker and look at the images.

Merry_sherri · Answer

Thank you Becky Wood, you are spot on with the identification! It is a Chesterfield rocking chair with it's original upholstery.

Gale Thomasson · Answer

I am so happy to find out that the rocker I GOT from my grandpa is a Lincoln rocker. Thank you Franne for the picture of yours.

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