| One of the hallmarks of the Victorian Era
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| | the winter, Harry suggested that he could
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| was its elaborately ornate, highly
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| | produce these chairs for sale, and asked
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| embellished furniture, which was
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| | for the plans, which Mr. Lee gladly lent
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| sometimes intended more for decoration
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| | to him. This arrangement worked out
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| than function. It was quite a contrast
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| | perfectly - for Harry Bunnell, who, in
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| when, with the dawning of the twentieth
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| | 1905, patented the design as his own,
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| century, the Craftsman period arose,
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| | calling it the Westport Chair. That
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| based on the principle that furniture
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| | chair, which is now known as the
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| should be as useful as it is attractive,
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| | Adirondack chair, has been the sweetheart
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| and built to withstand everyday wear and
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| | of outdoor furniture pieces all over the
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| tear. One of the most outstanding
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| | country for more than one hundred years.
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| representatives of that time, and that
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| | There have, however, been many variations
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| tenet, is the Adirondack Chair.
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| | on Thomas Lee's drawings, as some of the
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| Unfortunately for its inventor, Thomas
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| | chairs have straight backs, while others
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| Lee, the chair also turned out to be a
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| | are curved, some have thin armrests, and
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| painful example of what can happen when
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| | some have been designed as rocking
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| greed supersedes friendship. Mr. Lee and
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| | chairs, gliders, and benches. They are
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| his family frequently vacationed at a
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| | also built from many other materials
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| summer home that they owned, in Westport,
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| | besides the hemlock and basswood that
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| New York, beside Lake Champlain. In 1903,
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| | were used to construct the first models,
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| when he and his wife wanted outdoor
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| | which were available only in brown or
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| furniture for the garden, Thomas Lee
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| | green. has a huge assortment of gorgeous
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| decided that he would build it. He did
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| | Adirondack Chairs, made from
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| not undertake this project
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| | decay-resistant Western Red Cedar,
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| half-heartedly. Indeed, he was determined
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| | Northern White Cedar, pressure treated
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| to craft fine, comfortable, and durable
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| | pine, cherry, teak, and oak. It also
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| furniture, in which he and his family
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| | features spectacular polywood Adirondack
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| could take great pride and pleasure. He
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| | chairs, available in several attractive
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| fashioned several chairs from boards that
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| | colors, that are virtually
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| he put together in various designs, and
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| | indestructible. At CedarStore.com, you'll
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| asked his family to test each one for
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| | also find an incredible selection of
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| comfort. The final product was
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| | outdoor dining, bar, and bistro tables
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| constructed from eleven boards that he
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| | and sets, picnic tables, accent tables,
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| had cut from a single piece of wood. To
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| | garden benches, porch swings, gliders,
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| achieve ultimate comfort on the uneven
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| | lounges, rocking chairs, and ottomans, in
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| terrain of the Adirondack Mountains, he
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| | designs from rustic, to refined. For more
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| gave the chair wide armrests, a deep,
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| | information, call 888-293-2339, or e-mail
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| angled seat, and a back that inclined 30
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| | has everything you need to furnish your
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| degrees. This chair was a huge hit, not
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| | porch, patio, gazebo, deck, or backyard,
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| only with the Lee family, but with a
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| | including many variations of the beloved
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| friend, Harry Bunnell, who hunted with
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| | Adirondack Chair. They may not have
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| Thomas, and ran a small carpentry shop.
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| | invented it, but, as you will see, they
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| Needing a way to make some money during
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| | have perfected it.
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