She always kept them high above my head sitting on top of the refrigerator and every time that I went to my Grandma Virginia’s house I’d ask her to get them down, which had to have been a reach for her.
I thought the gold colored, wire mesh design and swirling movement on the backs was pretty. I played with the chairs for hours, sitting my 1963ish Midge Barbie doll (without bendable knees) in them. I think the backs look like an outline of a woman’s head wearing her hair styled into the popular 1960’s Flip. I suppose these chairs reminded me of one of my favorite shows during the mid 1960’s, “That Girl”. Watch this video clip to see that flip hairstyle and I believe you’ll recognize it in the chair backs.
One day I must have asked Grammy if I could have the chairs and she gave them to me. That was probably when I was somewhere between the ages of 6 & 8 (1966-68). When I had them home, I sat my 8″ Marmee of the Madame Alexander Little Women series in them as a way to display her.
Today these chairs reside in one of my curio cabinets as a reminder of my Grammy. I have no idea where she got them and I don’t think they are made of any fancy material. I’ve never seen others like them. Perhaps I need to call them “the flip chairs” or ‘that flip chair’.
The love seat measures 9″ high x 8 3/4″ long x 4 3/4″ depth and it is 3 1/2″ to the seat. The single chair has the same dimensions except it is only 4 3/4″ wide. They have no markings of who, where or when they were made.
Update from my Mom:
Though I’m not positive, I would guess those chairs were something that had been a cosmetics display item. A lot of those sort of unusual things mother had came to her as outright gifts/bonuses or as something that had been used as a part of a particular cosmetic or perfume promotion.
Donna Brown said:
Though I’m not positive, I would guess those chairs were something that had been a cosmetics display item. A lot of those sort of unusual things mother had came to her as outright gifts/bonuses or as something that had been used as a part of a particular cosmetic or perfume promotion.
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kbea831 said:
I just hadn’t given it much thought before and that makes sense.
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Bill Smith said:
Some of the better memorabilia come from merchandise promotion materials. Over the years, many of us seemed to value some of those things more than purchased items. The feelings, the emotions, the memories were most important! Thanks for sharing this neat set!
Keep these ancestor stories coming!
Bill 😉
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Author of “13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories”
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kbea831 said:
This reminds me that a few years ago I found an interesting piece of furniture but haven’t been able to figure out its purpose. I’ll have to write something about it maybe someone on the ‘net can help me.
Bill, thanks for visiting & commenting.
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