Chair

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

52.15.19

Description

E. F. Johnson Company Secretary Chair. Material: wood. Size: 17 1/2" W. x 14 1/2" D. x 35" H. Description: four legged wooden chair; wicker seat; four slats for back rest; black and gold label attached to chair back: "Office chair used by Virginia Mellinger, Edgar's first stenographer. Salvaged from the fire in 1942, it gravitated to plating department. Long after the move to the new plant, it was reseated and refinished by Les Loomer, a former personnel manager."

Context

Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters. The Waseca E.F. Johnson Company museum closed the summer of 2015. John S. Oblak was the E.F. Johnson Company museum curator and donated items to the WCHS collection.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

November 12, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024