1940’s Vintage Sikes Bankers Chair

Design Plus Gallery presents a Vintage Bankers Chair by Sikes Furniture Company. This particular chair still has its original Austin Furniture Company Label. Beautiful rip sawn oak construction, cast iron fittings and casters create an always functional office chair.

About Company:
“The Sikes Chair Company was established in 1859 and operated as S.D. Sikes & Brother in Buffalo, New York. Although for a brief period of time the company moved to Pennsylvania between 1904 and 1906, the company moved back to Buffalo, New York in 1916.
The Sikes Chair Company predominantly manufactured different styles of chairs, (such as Morris chairs, rocking chairs, swivel chairs, and side chairs), but also various types of furniture items as well. Many of their furniture items were classified as being part of the Arts & Crafts movement, which was a popular furniture design movement between 1860 and 1910.:

Additional Measurements:
Arm Height: 27.5 inches
Seat Height: 18.5 inches