Aug 26, 2011

Vintage Love ~ Hairpin leg Iron bucket chairs

My parents-in-law own this pair of vintage chairs, very well made , probably by a local contractor/blacksmith. They also may be among the mass produced ones in India in the early 60's. MIL inherited them from her parents. The original nylon weaving is still intact! Cool isn't it


They were a set of 4 such chairs, and three are still with the family (not sure what happened to the fourth one). 
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10 comments:

  1. Dana@Mid2ModAugust 26, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Very pretty! I love the hairpin legs on them instead of the usual straight iron legs I usually see on similar chairs.

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  2. ShanthiAugust 27, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Oh God! yes we too had them as kids and slowly they were replaced by the folding aluminum ones I guess :-)

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  3. Preethi PrabhuAugust 27, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    OMG!! We had these chairs in my grandpa's place. Four chairs complete with a coffee table.. I dont remeber seeing them in good shape, the weaving was torn and they were dumped among old stuff in the attic. Now I can imagine how lovely they would have looked.

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  4. Rhan VintageAugust 29, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Very cool. I love those hairpin legs!

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  5. My Inspired RealityAugust 29, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    How fabulous, vintage chairs. I think they look really good:):)

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  6. NayanaAugust 29, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    cool..I have seen these types of chair before in india,shape reminds me of papasan chair here.

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  7. A Sunny Yellow WindowAugust 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Awesome, its been a looong time since I saw these chairs. We used to have it at home, but the nylon seating wore away with years and the constant burden of kilos :)) And I never knew they're called Hairpin Leg Iron Bucket Chairs, interesting!

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  8. SudhaAugust 31, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    thanks guys...glad to see u all share the love for such chairs.

    @Nayana
    papasan chairs are a little more inclined

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  9. Neha@ All things beautifulAugust 31, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Sudha, these look lovely!..I remember these kinds at home when I was a kid..wonder what happened to them.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    oh my gosh!! simply gorgeous!! I want one too.. I want one now!! what a lovely post.. Sudha!!

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