View Full Version : Glider rocker hardware?
Mike Berrevoets
12-27-2015, 12:11 PM
Trying To help some friends find parts to fix a chair that has been in their family. The glider rocker arm keeps breaking. They have tried to repair a few times but it keeps breaking. Attached is a picture of the arm. Does anyone know where to find these? I must not be searching using the right words.
Doug Hobkirk
12-27-2015, 6:10 PM
Very poor picture. Is it metal? Cast? I fix furniture, I've done rockers, but I don't remember seeing anything like what I think I see.
Mike Berrevoets
12-27-2015, 11:41 PM
Sorry for the poor picture. The bracket/arm is metal and looks to be cast. I did some more searching and the best keyword I could find was a "Hall-Lowentraut" glider rocker. But, that may just be something similar or this is a knock-off of that mechanism.
I couldn't find anything for sale even using those keywords.
Ken Fitzgerald
12-28-2015, 11:19 AM
Mike,
According to this article https://c1.liveauctioneers.com/columns-and-international/fred-taylor/furniture-specific-lesser-known-lights/ the hardware was still available in 2009 from Van Dykes restorations.
I tried finding online there to no avail. You might try calling them.
Ken Fitzgerald
12-28-2015, 2:29 PM
Mike...using a different search engine, I found a company that might be worth calling. Their website has some problems but they do sell chair restoration parts.
http://www.williamtellantiques.com/id30.html
Go to the Tell City Chair Parts department.
Jerome Stanek
12-28-2015, 3:20 PM
Mike...using a different search engine, I found a company that might be worth calling. Their website has some problems but they do sell chair restoration parts.
http://www.williamtellantiques.com/id30.html
Go to the Tell City Chair Parts department.
I tried ordering from them a few years ago and got that they were not in business anymore.
Mike Berrevoets
12-28-2015, 4:01 PM
Thanks Ken. I sent Van Dykes an email to see if they still carry them.
Lee Schierer
12-28-2015, 5:47 PM
You might try a local metal foundry. With the old part, they can make a sand mold and cast a new part. It might be costly for one part, but if the restoration is important it could be an option.
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