QUERY

Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc., The, May/Jun 2004

RESEARCH REQUEST

Chairmaker John Alexander seeks the donation, loan or purchase of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Windsor or post-and-rung chairs which are damaged beyond repair or any of their parts. He is particularly interested in Windsor chairs with the H-stretcher understructure, legs, stretchers, seats and parts thereof (see photos). The parts will be used only for research and publication. All such parts, together with those already in his collection, will ultimately be donated to a responsible institution for preservation and study. Loans will be returned.

Alexander is the author of Make a Chair from a Tree (Taunton and Astragal Presses), a video of the same name, and numerous articles on the subject of chairmaking. For further information see his Web site at www.greenwoodworking.com. His address is: John Alexander, 1406 Light Street Baltimore, MD 21230. Phone: (410) 685-4375. E-mail: .