9/4/2023 0 Comments Vintage metal glider![]() The glider needed a bit more tender loving care than the chairs. Since I have never really worked with metals or rust I was looking for the cheaper way out, meaning not paying anybody else to do any of the project. Here I will be working with METAL repair and fabrication. While I did not get this project completed in time for the Trash to Treasure contest, I hope it is worthy of the METALS contest. In the previous process where I did the chairs, it was more of a down and dirty and cheap approach of turning TRASH to TREASURE. In this Instructable I will explain a different process compared to the Rejuvenate Vintage Metal Chairs Instructable. You can read there a little history on how I acquired this piece of Americana. This could be a Part 2 to my Rejuvenate Vintage Metal Chairs Instructable. As mentioned above, if you have a photo of your favorite glider please email it to us.The purpose of this ible is to show how I refurbished a Vintage Metal Glider. We are working on a definitive stamping pattern post. See below.įinally, if you can find a trademark on your glider, then by definition, the goods are identified! On some, but not nearly all Bunting gliders, you may find a “Bunting Glider Company” trademark stamped on the right (as you are sitting) arm. While Bunting had similar stamps, the King pattern is easily distinguished. But for our purposes here, we’ll examine the standard King Glider pattern which seems to have been a simple “sun burst”. Please forward us any photos of stamping patterns you may have. That is an in-depth and exciting series of posts we are very much looking forward to. We want to produce a canonical Bunting stamping pattern listing. Other major differences between the gliders include the seat back and bench stamp patterns, and trademarks. This difference is not observed in the futuristic Bunting Glide Deck glider (which we will post on later). Bunting glider feet are more arched, as can be observed by contrasting the King Patent with the “1941” design patent. A more subtle Bunting differentiation is found when examining the glider’s feet. as seen in the King patent below, and in higher res, here. The King Glider, for example, uses (again) a more utilitarian approach, straight supports. Lateral Frame AssemblyĪnother difference between Bunting glider and others is the “1941’s” graceful lily-like lateral frame assembly. The King glider seat back, in contrast, terminates in a utilitarian J-hook. Interestingly, the “Curl” does not appear in the 1941 design patent. ![]() Turns out, as we found in designing Local Patio’s manufacturing processes, the “Curl” is quite hard to reproduce.īunting likely included it as a flourish others would find difficult to copy. To our knowledge, Bunting consistently produced the “Curl” on all its vintage metal gliders starting with the “1941” glider and going all the way through to production end, around 1974.Īs an easy contrast, the King Glider doesn’t have the iconic curl (see below). The easiest way to identify a Bunting Glider is to look for the tell-tale “Curl” located both at the top of the seat back, and at the bottom of the bench.
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