The Sikes/Sykes Families Association

Chair Photos - Page 2

We enjoy hearing from you and sharing with you the interesting pieces that were built by The Sikes Chair Company.

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Captain's chair with detail of wood work and label submitted by Joseph ______.	Another style of Captain's chair from Joseph.	This dining table was submitted by Cynthia Wolf. She believes the chairs to be Sikes, but isn't sure about the table.	Branding Iron mark under the paper label as described by Jim Cameron in a note below.
Tina Myers wrote: "I found this chair while we were on holidays. I fell in love with it."	This Piano Chair was offered for auction on E-Bay. Dimensions were given as 16" wide by 15" deep and 31 " high. Mahogany with the Sikes company Philadelphia label.	Eileen Carson sent in her photos of this swivel back office chair from the Buffalo factory. The label says it is Model X131 with an oil finish and a union tag is also stapled under the seat. She has owned the chair for 30 years.	Lyn Pikula found her Sikes chair in a thrift store in California. The tag reads: Pattern 56 (or 76) and the wood is Walnut.
Craig Peringer sent this picture of a desk chair from the Philadelphia branch. The underside of the metal seat frame is stamped: "Pat Dec 20, 1887 May 1, 1888."	Linda Gable purchased 5 dining chairs and one captain's chair in an antique store in British Columbia, Canada in 1995. She commented the label is unreadable.	James Parrish contributed pictures of a Sikes Rocker Model #130. Note the inlay detailing.	Karen Seagraves shares this photo of two oak, T-back, leather seat chairs which her mother began housekeeping with in the early 1920s. Both have their labels, but they are virtually unreadable.

Terry Karschner of the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office wrote trying to track the provenance of a desk in the state office building
that was said to be Governor Alfred Driscoll's desk. The desk has a label that reads Sikes Cutler and has two companion chairs.
No pictures.

Jim Cameron shared this information: In early 1955 his parents decided to move from Rochester to Pittford, NY and sold almost all of their old furniture to buy new in the new location. Buffalo Furniture Gallery was where area furniture manufacturers showcased their products. The Cameron's purchased from Sikes two dressers, a dining table and six chairs with upholstered seats, a desk and captain's chair, a wood sofa with upholstered cushions and maybe an end table. Some items were delivered, but Jim drove to Buffalo and picked up some of them. He said, "it was a factory of at least four stories with a pretty good sized elevator and loading dock. He recalled his mother saying Sikes was noted for chairs and especially Captain's chairs. He still owns one dresser and his daughter has the dining table, chairs, desk and Captain's chair. The label in the dresser is a "Branding Iron label" burned into the wood. It is 3-1/2 x 2 and reads: "Sikes, Est 1859, A Product of Master Craftsmen"

Amy Geoffroy wrote in January, 2003: I discovered an old piece of furniture in my attic (previously boarded up with no access). Who knows how long it's been up there. It is a reclining chair that I would imagine had cushions with it. It doesn't seem to have been upholstered simply because the wood is in very good condition. I don't think anything was attached to it permanently and the springs are still in the chair. There is a tag that says Sikes Chair Company, but no date. I would imagine it would be 1933 or earlier, but I'm not sure. No picture.

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