Good Questions: Might This Be a McCobb?

Hello AT,

*Love* this chair. It looks a lot like the Paul McCobb chair in this Directional ad, but the arms are different. Might this be a McCobb, too?

Right now I have it next to a small Saarinen table and stool, but I'd like to invest in another chair to go with it. Please let me know if you have any ideas...

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Finally: We're thinking of getting a slipcovered Jasper sofa from Room and Board, assuming it will work with the chair (yes? no?) and assuming that getting machine washable slipcovers is a smart solution for life with a messy toddler. (Please let us know if we are wrong on either or both counts!)

Thanks, City-dwelling mama

Dear City Mama,

Thumbs up on the Jasper and love the chair. As for whether it is or isn't a McCobb, does anyone have a read on this? (Also, what are the markings underneath?)

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Good Questions deserve good answers... Your "might be Paul McCobb" chair is actually by Bert England for Johnson Furniture chair. It is part of his Forward Trends line. It was made in the late 1950's or early 1960's. Great collectible piece. Hang on to it!!!