Typical Knock-Off Hunzingerish Rocker

This is pretty much your standard spring rocker mis-attributed to Hunzinger.

Lollipop Hunzinger Rocker

I'm not a huge fan of the lollipops, but this rocker is pretty nice. Check out the twisted spindles in the front - from personal experience, each of those takes like 5 hours to remove paint from. Another observation - the horizontal reinforcement bar through the back spindles. I don't recall seeing one like this before.
Thx Christa for sending it my way!

Hunzinger Folding Chair v. Idiots, et. al.

Christa sent this folding chair my way. It went on eBay for a meer $110. Why so low? A strap was broken. What an Idiot. He should have spent the 15 minutes to fix the strap and then sell it for $250. Speaking of Idiots, I should have bought it, fixed the strap and mad a $140 on the deal... er minus shipping.... probably would have only made $1. Nevermind.

Insane Awesome Hunzinger

This one was sent to me by John @ RareVictorian. He scours the auction houses every day looking for deals! Thx for sending these two chairs my way!

Mystery Solved

Paul Tucker sent me these photos of pieces attributed to Merklen Brothers. They look a lot more like the pedestal than Hunzinger's other works. Mystery solved! Thanks Paul!

Twisted Pedestal - Hunzingerish

This pedestal is being sold as "in the style of George Hunzinger". If any readers know other makers that the particular spindle might be attributed, please let me know.
(thx to Christa for sending me the listing!)

Hunzinger Chairs

Check out this pair of Hunzingers. They are on the PostRoadGallery site. Amazing pieces. Each is stamped: Hunzinger, Pat. Feb 6, 1866.(Thx John for sending them my way!)

Hunzinger Que Stick Stand???

This is being sold as a Hunzinger piece. Although it is absolutely very cool and Hunzingerish, I'd really like to see some evidence. In any case, it would still look good in the house. If anyone knows more about the stand, please let me know. (thx Christa for tipping me off to it!)

Hunzinger Folding Chair

I so want this folding chair. The seller posted a great set of pictures which include the locking mechanism that set's the chairs position. He also posted a great shot of the patent stamp. Pat. Feb 6, 1866.

Hunzinger Platform Rocker

Hunzinger's platform rockers are my favorite design. The spring mechanism used creates a rocking motion different from other chairs. The design is quite comfortable and they just look really great in your house. This one on sale at eBay is fantastic. Note the great shot of the duplex spring and the patent sticker. The two rockers we have came with the sticker as opposed to an imprint stamp. I don't have information as to when the company started using stickers on the pieces.

Hunzingerish

This Hunzingerish platform rocker is being accurately sold as "in the style of George Hunzinger". Nice to see that they are marketing it correctly. Note the differences in construction - specifically the spring mechanism and the angle braces beneath the arms. Of course there are a ton of platform rockers on this site to which one can compare.

Hunzingerish - Unknown maker

A reader sent me these pics of two chairs. He is hoping someone might be able to identify the maker? Please respond if you do! In addition, if you like interacting with other Victorian Era furniture fans, check out the RareVictorian Forum.

Hunzinger Chair

John tipped me off to this one in a StairGalleries auction. Amazing...

Hunzinger Rocker

A reader (Bart) sent me the photo of this fine piece. Stamped Hunzinger in need of a little TLC. The owner got this for $200 from eBay a few years ago... before Hunzingers got hit by name-brand inflation. He is having it re-upholstered. I'll try to post a pick when it is recovered. (thx Bart for sharing)

Hunzinger Lollipop Platform Rocker

This is an absolutely wonderful piece. The first platform duplex-spring rocker in the lollipop style that I have seen. Absolutely marvelous.

Hunzingerish

This chair is listed as "Hunzinger Style" which is an accurate description. It doesn't match any of his known patents and is meerly similar in style to his folding chairs. Nice bamboo though...

Hunzinger Chair

This one is in fairly good shape and on eBay right now. What is remarkable is how many pictures the seller posted - 12! I only put up five her to save space. Note the patent stamp and what appears to be very old upholstery covering the horse-hair padding. I found this same horse-hair padding on my chair... who knows... could have been the same horse!!! If you want to see the ebay listing, the eBay link is up at the RareVictorian.

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Super cool Hunzinger chair

Check this one out. The most detail and ornamentation I have seen on this model Hunzinger chair. Very nice. Wish I had more pics of it.

Hunzinger chair with padded arms

Here is a nice Hunzinger with padded arms.

Hunzinger Platform Rocker

This one is very nice. It has the twisted spindles like the Hunzinger my wife has and a leather upholstery like the one I have. I like it!

Two Patent Stamps

Here are two patent stamp images that are found on Hunzinger chairs. (I have probably posted these before along with the chairs to which they belong... however, I am cleaning out my pictures directory and want to make sure I have posted all my current Hunzinger stuff. I would look through all my posts... but, I think this is faster.)

Hunzinger chair - Original Upholstery?

People frequently inquire as to what the original upholstery looks like for Hunzinger chairs... well, I really don't know. I suspect that the more beat-up the upholstery is, the more likely that it is original. In this case... it is pretty much ripped to shreds. Still a beautiful chair.

Awesome Hunzinger Side Chair for Sale

The Rare Victorian is listing this sweet Hunzinger chair for sale on eBay. It ends on March 30. Check out the details at RareVictorian.

George Hunzinger: A Man Ahead of His Time

I found this auction item at ArtFact. Evidently the piece is from the early 29th Century. Which puts Hunzinger approximately 1000 years ahead of his time. He is definitely unmatched by other Victorian Furniture makers of the era. The rocker looks to be in good condition... which is a bit surprising as it's creation caused a rift in the time-space continuum!