Comments on: Plycraft Lounge by George Mulhauser

By: mjgord

mjgord — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:16 +0000

I have had my chair & ottoman (plycraft) for 30+ yrs, Just about 5 yrs ago the tilt mechanism “rubber incassed” tilting bracket broke, this one doesn’t have a “spring”, The under side tilting parts are all ok, it’s just the tilting mechanism rubber that came loose, the chair still works & swivels all ok. I have contacted in the past someone that has parts to fix it but now I can’t find that info anymore, All that i have read about this chair they say that the chairs have some kind of spring to the tilting motion. * * * My question is Do I have a rare chair or did some one change it be for I bought it. I paid $450.00 back then

By: kevinj.mcardle

kevinj.mcardle — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:11:12 +0000

I have had the “Mr. Chair” and ottoman since 1961 when my dad gave it to me as an elementary school graduation present. He said I should have something comfortable to sit in and study when I went to high school. I still have the floor lamp that was part of the gift. Like others commented the ‘spring’ has gone ‘soft’. I read the other suggestions but they seem to imply I’d have to swap out the hardware for something foreign to the design. Any better suggestions?

By: Ezsilver

Ezsilver — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:55:46 +0000

I have 6 Plycrafts chairs and one Plycraft lounge chair. 2 ottomans as well. Does anyone have any idea what the value of these are? MY grandfather worked for Plycraft in Lawrence, Mass. I have seen prices from $150 to over $1,000. Can you tell from the pics or at least send me to anyone who knows these chairs? Thanks!

By: Marty

Marty — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:57:02 +0000

Hi
I just purchased a Mr. Chair designed by Mulhausen. There is a chair and matching ottoman, with matching, tuftless cream colored leather. Both pieces still have their original labels underneath. These pieces are different, however, than any of the other Mr. Chairs that I have seen on-line. In particular, there are no arm rests and no headrest. So, the chair is a low profile and beautiful single piece of molded wood with (what appears to be) a veneer cover. I have seen pictures of the Jr. Mr. Chair but my chair does not look like that. Does anyone have any information on the year that this version of the chair was built? Thanks

By: joe p

joe p — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:25:09 +0000

for those interested in all things plycraft..here is my blog for restoring a couple lounge chairs http://plycraftrestore.blogspot.com/

By: David

David — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:04:15 +0000

I found one of the Plycraft chairs without Ottoman for $20 this past summer! Love it.

By: Vicki Shepherd

Vicki Shepherd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:09 +0000

Wow wish me luck im going to an auction thurs. that has one of these chairs, ive been on the computer all afternoon looking for the one i saw.
I have a Emes i got at auction in Nappanee Ind, for next to nothing for one of these(like on Fraiser) .But ive never seen one of these .Its in pretty good shape, looks like a few screws missing on back , so i can get the screws on the site you all have on here? Im so glad i ran into this site…..wish me luck, it has the ottoman and i noticed a tiny corner of the ottoman is scuffed up, wonder how id fix that ? I live in northern Indiana ,lake area and im seeing an interest in these chairs, i feel becauseof all the design show now .Vicki in North Webster indiana

By: jackie

jackie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:13:06 +0000

Wow!, so glad to finally find some info on my chairs! I found 2 chairs (including the detachable head rests) and matching ottomans in a sage/avocado green. The vinyl is in need of repair/replace and I have always wondered what other colors would be appropriate. They look dead on the ad above except my arm rests are not padded. Thanks!

By: Nate Hofer

Nate Hofer — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:49:09 +0000

@ Richard
Concerning the swivel/tilt hardware:
I recently took my base apart and reassembled it. If mine is similar, it’s pretty straight forward to clean, lube and put back together. I discovered the “spring” to be a metal axle encased in a rubber sleeve encased in a metal housing. (I should have taken a pict of the whole thing taken apart, however I label it in one of my picts.
In any case, here’s images of just the base:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhofer/3943779947/in/set-72157622258994611/

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:55:27 +0000

I have a plycraft chair very similar to the ones above, but its blue and is padded on the sides and on the arm rests. it has plycraft stickers underneath so i’m pretty sure it genuine. it also has a foot stool. I haven’t seen any others like it on the web, is it really rare or really common? a sticker underneath says it was designed by George mulhauser in 1965. any info about the chair would be greatly appreciated. cheers.