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P O RT L A N D P E N N S Y LVA N I Amanufacturers of fine colonial furniture since 1859

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Directions to Frederick Duckloe & Brothers, Inc.Delaware Avenue (Route 611), Portland, Pennsylvania.Our five floors of showrooms open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.except Sundays and major holidays.Telephone: 570/897-6172, Fax 570/897-7263www.duckloe.com

Traveling west from New York and northern New Jersey:West on Route 80, take exit 4B and follow signs to Columbia, NJ.Then to Portland, PA., first right after crossing bridge to downtown Portland.

Traveling north from metropolitan Philadelphia:North on Northeast Extension of Pennsylvania Turnpike, exit at Route 22 East to Easton. In Easton, exit at Route 611 North,18 miles to Portland.

Traveling east from central Pennsylvania:East on Route 80, take exit 310 to Route 611 South.Follow Route 611 South, 4 miles to Portland.

Frederick Duckloe Sr., April 26, 1921 - April 4, 1999

Duckloe Bros., circa 1940

Visit Our Two Historic Showrooms in Portland, Pennsylvania

A view of our factory contain small ch

George drilling spindle holes on aloop back arm chair seat.

Chair seat storage rack.

- “blue buckets”hair parts.

Earl operating the automated back knife lathe.

George with pattern jigs on a far wall and workbench on left.

Kelly assembling a loop back armchair. Spindles are stored in racks

on the back wall.

George, Jr. spstain on a finis

John hand sanding a loop back arm chair.

praying hed chair.

Harvey, Andy, George, Jr and Dave wiping stain from

a wet stained chair.

The finishing room drying area.

Marla sanding and fitting spindles.Earl storing spindles in racks.

ContentsWindsor Dining Chairs . . . . . 1-12Dining Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13Windsor High Chair . . . . . . . . . 14Stools & Benches . . . . . . . . . 14-16Windsor Arm Chairs . . . . . . 17-24Windsor Benches . . . . . . . . . 25-31Occasional Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Windsor Rocking Chairs . . . 33-35Windsor Office Chairs . . . . . 36-39Children Sized Windsors . . . . . 40Scale Model Windsors . . . . . 41-42Finishes & Construction . . . 43-44History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Contract Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Map & Directions . . . Back Flyleaf

Windsor Dining Chairs

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#36 New EnglandContinous Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................401/2”Overall depth.................24 3/4”Overall width...................26”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

#38 New EnglandContinous Side ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................37 1/2”Overall depth.................22 1/4”Overall width...................20”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 1/2”

#46 Brace BackContinous Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................401/2”Overall depth .................243/4”Overall width ................253/4”Seat height .....................173/4”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height.....................271/2”

#48 Brace BackContinous Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................371/2”Overall depth....................23”Overall width...................22”Seat height .....................173/4”Seat depth ......................161/2”

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New England Continuous Arm ChairTo plan and create a reproduction of the Continuous Arm Windsor Chair has been a great personal challenge. Our firstefforts (indeed our first models) were complete failures. The special exertions needed to bend and mold flawless straight-grained ash lumber into accurate contours surely can be appreciated in our fine finished model. Perfect examples of thisvery rare Continuous Arm Windsor can only be found in the hands of private collectors or in the protected safety of our

great museums. How fortunate we have been to engage the many pairs of skilled hands of our own master chairmakers torecreate from hard-to-find originals a most graceful and comfortable model.

Brace Back Continuous Arm ChairOur Brace Back Windsors have a solid cherry seatwith a hand formed extension of the main seat whichis neither applied nor glued. The early New York andConnecticut Windsor chairmaker referred to thisextension as a tongue, and added two extra spindlesto give the appearance of strength.


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#82-H High BackGovernor Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................431/2”Overall depth....................27”Overall width...................25”Seat height .....................171/2”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height .......................28”

“Comb Back” Windsor Dining ChairsOur #10 Side Chair has been made by our chairmakers for more

than 50 Years--without even a minor change in design or construction. A truly fine dining chair with our companion

#80-H or #82-H Governor as the host chair.The #80-H High Back Governor Arm also is ideal as an occasional

living room or bedroom chair.

Detail #82 Carved Knuckle

#17 Comb Back Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height................353/4”Overall depth....................21”Overall width................20 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................151/4”

#30 Moravian Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height................361/2”Overall depth.................213/4”Overall width................20 1/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................153/4”

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#10 Comb Back Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................391/2”Overall depth....................22”Overall width...................25”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................16”

#80-H High BackGovernor Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................431/2”Overall depth....................27”Overall width...................25”Seat height .....................171/2”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height .......................28”

#69 Comb Back Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................361/4”Overall depth .................201/4”Overall width ................251/4”Seat height.....................173/4”Seat depth ......................153/4”

#10 Comb Back Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................391/2”Overall depth....................22”Overall width...................25”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................16”


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Windsor Comb Back Arm Chairs

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#1842-1 RoyalGovernor Arm Chairwith Upholstered Back& SeatSolid Cherry.Overall height................34 1/2”Overall depth.................22 1/4”Overall width...................23”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................17”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

#80 Governor Arm Chair Solid Cherry.Overall height ...............34 3/4”Overall depth.................22 1/2”Overall width................22 1/2”Seat height.....................17 1/2”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

#82 Governor Arm Chair Solid Cherry.Overall height ................361/4”Overall depth.................22 1/2”Overall width ................241/2”Seat height .....................171/2”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

#1842 RoyalGovernor Arm Chairwith Upholstered Back Solid Cherry.Overall height................34 1/2”Overall depth.................22 1/4”Overall width...................23”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................17”Arm height ....................27 1/2”


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#6 Contemporary Loop Back Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................391/4”Overall depth .................241/4”Overall width ................231/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height .......................27”

#8 Contemporary Loop Back Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................381/4”Overall depth .................211/2”Overall width ................201/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................161/4”

Our FirstContemporaryOfferingsFor many years our customers have asked us to make a modern adaptation of ourWindsor styles.We show here our finemodels...made fromsolid cherry wood.

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#18 ContemporaryContinous Side ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height...................38”Overall depth....................20”Overall width...................22”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................161/2”

#16 ContemporaryContinous Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height...................40”Overall depth....................24”Overall width ................251/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height.....................271/4”

First Boston Arm ChairThe original of this handsome and historic occasional chair was entrusted to our craftsmen by The First Bostonian Corporation, an investment

banking and brokerage firm, for the purpose of reproduction. Utilizing solid native wood and meticulously duplicating all the contours and detailsof the eighteenth-century model, Duckloe Chairmakers handcrafted a series of “First Boston” Arm Chairs for the company’s New York City office.We subsequently have developed a matching side chair, and now are offering both versions. This timeless furniture design of our forefathers is sure

to please all who appreciate quality - and be a proud possession of coming generations.


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#58 First BostonSide ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height...................38”Overall depth.................23 3/4”Overall width................22 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 1/2”

#56 First BostonArm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height...................37”Overall depth.................24 3/4”Overall width...................26”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

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Pennsylvania Windsor

#98 PennsylvaniaSide ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spinsles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................37”Overall depth....................21”Overall width................24 1/4”Seat height.....................17 1/2”Seat depth ......................141/2”

#96 PennsylvaniaArm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spinsles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................48”Overall depth....................27”Overall width...................29”Seat height........................17”Seat depth.........................15”Arm height.....................281/4”

#4 Loop BackSide ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spinsles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................38”Overall depth ................19 1/2”Overall width................21 3/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................15 1/2”

#5 Loop Back Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spinsles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............39 1/4”Overall depth.................24 3/4”Overall width................23 3/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................16 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

Windsor Dining Rooms

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#1780 Oval BackArm Chair

Poplar Seat, Maple Legs,Mahogany Arms & Posts.Overall height ................361/4”Overall depth .................223/4”Overall width...................22”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................163/4”Arm height .......................27”

Pennsylvania Country TablesSolid Cherry or Solid Oak.36” x 62”36” x 62” Extension w/ 2-15” Leaves40” x 72”40” x 72” Extension w/ 2-15” Leaves...see page 13 for more details

#1790 Oval BackSide Chair

Poplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles & Ash Bends.Overall height ................361/2”Overall depth....................21”Overall width ................201/2”Seat height .....................181/2”Seat depth.........................16”

#1774-40” ArmlessBishop White SetteePoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles & Ash Bends.Overall height...................37”Overall depth ................20 3/4”Overall width...................40”Seat height .......................18”Seat depth.........................17”

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Windsor Dining Rooms

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Pennsylvania Country

TableOur Pennsylvania Country Table is

an adaptation from a locally found oldfarm table. The classic design,

in solid cherry or solid oak, can be used in either kitchen or dining room

and 18th century or contemporary settings.

The extension mechanism is beautiful in its simplicity; two ash supports are

pulled out from each end.These supports are for the extension leaves.

On the bottom of the leaves are dowel pins that fit into holes

on the supports.A small tab on the bottom

of the leaf slides under the table to prevent the leaf from flipping off the supports.

We offer this table in two sizes:36” x 62” and 40” x 72”.

Two 15” leaves are available in both sizes.

Pennsylvania Country TablesSolid Cherry or Solid Oak.36” x 62”36” x 62” Extension w/ 2-15” Leaves40” x 72”40” x 72” Extension w/ 2-15” Leaves

#305 Saddle BenchSolid Cherry.Overall width...................24”Seat height.................17”, 19”Seat depth......................13 1/2”

#325Three Legged Stool Solid Cherry.Overall depth....................23”Overall width................13 1/2”Seat height..............12” or 18”

14.#500 Nancy BenchSolid Pine.Overall height...................19”Overall depth....................14”

During the 18th century, stools were used by clerks at high desks and men at workbenches. We are not sure if they were ever used in taverns but today our

bar stools are used both in the home at kitchen counters, at home bars, and at restaurants and clubs. The saddle benchcan be used as a footrest or extra seating when needed in kitchens.

Our nancy benches are made from solid pine.These benches are used for seating in

kitchens and dining rooms and can be used for coffee tables. The three standard lenghts are:

42”, 54” and 72”.

#5 3/4 -H Loop BackHigh ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ..................37 ”Overall depth ................20 1/2”Overall width................17 3/4”Seat height ....................21 1/4”Seat depth .....................21 1/4”Arm Height ...................28 1/2”

Stools & Benches

Windsor Bar Stools

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#1778 Revolving Bar Stool withUpholstered BackSolid Cherry.Overall height................411/2”Overall depth.................211/2”Overall width................20 1/4”Seat height........................29”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................38 1/2”

#1778 Revolving Bar Stool with Wood Seat & BackSolid Cherry.Overall height................411/2”Overall depth.................211/2”Overall width................20 1/4”Seat height........................29”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................38 1/2”

Our bar stool bases are made like table bases. The four sidesare doweled pinned together. The center 2” x 4” stud

prevents the metal swivel mechanism from sagging afteryears of abusive tavern use. The wooden footrest has a brass

plate to prevent scuffing the wood finish. All bar stoolsshown available in 24” to 30” seat height.

#1778-1 Revolving Bar Stool withUpholstered Back & SeatSolid Cherry.Overall height................411/2”Overall depth.................211/2”Overall width................20 1/4”Seat height........................29”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................38 1/2”

#39 Revolving NewEngland ContinuousBack Bar StoolPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth .................211/4”Overall width...................20”Seat height .....................29 1/2”Seat depth......................16 3/4”

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#79 Revolving Shaker Bar StoolSolid Cherry.Overall height................461/2”Overall depth....................19”Overall width ..................20 ”Seat height........................30”Seat depth ......................151/2”

#315 Backless Bar Stool Solid Cherry.Overall height................29 1/2”Overall depth ................17 3/4”Overall width...................17”Seat height.....................29 1/2”Seat depth......................13 1/2”

Windsor Arm Chairs

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#26 Thomas JeffersonWriting Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth.................251/4”Overall width................32 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................15”Arm height.....................311/2”

Windsor Arm Chairs were available in two basic styles: comb backs and loop backs.The comb backs had top rails and the loop backs had bent bows for backs.

There are, of course, variations:the rare continuous arm chairs

and the oval backs with applied arms.

Thomas Jefferson is creditedwith designing the first writingarm Windsor made to his specifications.The Windsor chair had a writing surface attached to the one arm. We believe that he drafted the Declaration ofIndependence on his Windsor Writing Arm Chair.Our chair is beautifully balanced. Three posts supportthe writing arm and a draweris suspended under the seat.A left hand model is also available.

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Our Chief Justice arm chair is a reproduction of a priceless original which is in residence at Independence hall in Philadelphia, PA.Our hand-crafted model has been fashioned from the original chair’s species of wood -- a fine tight-grained tulip poplar from

which we could saddle the great depth of the seat area, as well as to produce a most pronounced center horn ... bold Philadelphiastyle turnings from clear hard white maple ... steam bend northern ash wood to form the continuous arm and to prepare a graceful

comb-back for our carver; and unusual deep scroll carving on each “ear” which makes the final supreme style most correct ...the flexible and properly cured tight-grained hickory cuttings in precise diameters for spindles which brace both arm and comb ...

finally, those razor-sharp tapered wedges; in various widths, and in their proper places; which are necessary to knit together all the skillfully formed parts with glue only.

#1776 Chief JusticeArm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height 441/2”Overall depth 261/4”Overall width 271/4”Seat height 181/4”Seat depth16 1/4”Arm height 30 1/4”

The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities was founded in 1910 by William Sumner Appleton, a prominentBostonian who brought crusty determination to the battle to save historic buildings. Appleton became the country’s first full time

preservationist and defined the parameters of the field. He was the first to recognize the value of preserving old buildings for their intrinsic architectural merit as opposed to their association with historic figures or events. He devised the basic working methods ofpreservation, insisting on deliberate care and exhaustive documentation, which remain gospel for preservationists today. His zeal,

tenacity, and leadership were responsible for saving countless historic buildings across New England, either under SPNEA’s auspices or in cooperation with local groups. Today, SPNEA is the largest regional preservation organization in the country.

It owns 44 properties, 23 of which are filled with historic furnishings and open to the public from June through October.Its headquarters is located at the Harrison Gray Otis House, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114.

Frederick Duckloe & Bros., Inc., are the exclusive licensee for SPNEA Windsor chairs.

Windsor Arm Chairs

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#200 Carr RhodeIsland ChairPine Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................39”Overall depth....................20”Overall width ................23 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................14”Arm height ....................28 1/4”

The Commissioned Reproductions from The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

This distinctive comb-backWindsor arm chair carefullyduplicates a Rhode Islandexample that descended in theCarr family of Newport andJamestown, one of the state’soldest and most prominentfamilies. The date 1780,incised on the bottom of theseat, may well indicate thedate of origin for the chair.In its clean lines, ample proportions, and well articulated turnings, the Carr family comb-back successfully captures theessence of American Windsordesign. Frederick Duckloe &Bros., Windsor chairmakers,have adopted every detail of the original including the use of the same woodspecies and the deeply scoopedtwo-and-one-half inch plankpine seat.

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This classic comb-back chair replicates one of the finest Windsor chairs made in eighteenth-century Boston. Its high back with carved ears, closely spaced spindles, boldly turned andraked arm supports and legs, and broad seat with rounded front corners distinguish the chair from

the vast majority of its counterparts. A Boston merchant, Thomas Austin (1762-1816),probably acquired the chair between 1790 and 1800. He married Martha Frost of Cambridge

in 1807 and moved into the frost family home where the chair remained throughout the nineteenth-century. A Frost family descendant bequeathed the chair to the

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities in 1982.The Austin Family Windsor is now faithfully reproduced from the original by

the Frederick Duckloe craftsmen.

#300 Austin FamilyChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ................431/2”Overall depth....................23”Overall width...................25”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................14 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

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#20 GentlemansArm Chair

Poplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth....................26”Overall width...................28”Seat height .....................18 1/4”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................28 1/2”


Poplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth....................26”Overall width ................27 3/4”Seat height .......................18”Seat depth......................16 1/4”Arm height ....................28 1/2”

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#80-H High BackGovernor Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................431/2”Overall depth....................27”Overall width...................25”Seat height.....................17 1/2”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height .......................28”

#82-H High BackGovernor Arm ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ................431/2”Overall depth....................27”Overall width...................25”Seat height.....................17 1/2”Seat depth ......................161/2”Arm height .......................28”See page 3 for Knuckle close-up.

#138 Gentlemans Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth.................251/4”Overall width................27 1/2”Seat height.....................18 1/4”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................281/2”

Windsor Arm Chairs

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#5 Loop Back Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................39 1/4”Overall depth.................24 3/4”Overall width ................23 3/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ......................16 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

#7144 EnglishWindsor Arm ChairSolid Cherry, HickorySpindles.Overall height................431/2”Overall depth ................24 1/2”Overall width...................24”Seat height .....................17 1/2”Seat depth......................18 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

#84 New College ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height................36 1/4”Overall depth.................22 1/2”Overall width ...............24 1/2”Seat height.....................17 1/2”Seat depth ......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

Our new college chair isdesigned for your college

or university seal to beplaced on the

low comb back.If you supply us with

the decal, we will apply it for you.

Our English style Windsoris a copy of an early 18thcentury original.It has swept back arm supports and a Queen Anneback splat. We offer ourEnglish style Windsor insolid cherry only.

#1950 Triple BackArm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth....................22”Overall width...................25”Seat height .....................173/4”Seat depth......................181/2”Arm height .......................28”

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This chair was first reproduced by Fred Duckloe Sr. in the mid 1950’s.Fred and his wife Pauline, were on vacation in Connecticut.

During their visit to Mystic, he was impressed by this unusual comb backWindsor with a loop in the middle of the back. He made a sketch of it on site

and reproduced it when he returned to Portland.

Windsor benches are also called settees. They have the same basic style of Windsor chairs of the period in which they were made. They are used in foyers, living rooms,

and are appropriate at the end of the bed. Our unique arm less style settee also works well at a dining table.

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#1775-60”Bishop White SetteePoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................37”Overall depth.................20 3/4”Overall width................60 3/4”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 3/4”Arm height ....................27 1/2”Also available in Solid Cherry.

#600 Star TableSolid Cherry.Overall height................27 1/2”Overall width...................22”


Poplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth....................26”Overall width...................28”Seat height .....................18 1/4”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................28 1/2”

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Reproduction from one of the two existing originals in the entrance foyer of Bishop William White’s residence in Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, PA.

In 1776, William White was the senior and presiding bishop of the Anglican Church in America. He lived with his large family justacross the green from Independence hall. A man of importance in the Church of England, he was nevertheless an American patriot; andit was Bishop White who, during the Revolution, established the ecclesiastical independence of the American Church from Great Britain.

The original pair of bow-backed settees was crafted by John Letchworth, the master Philadelphia chairmaker of the Revolutionary period.

We have faithfully reproduced this master’s graceful style -- nineteen bamboo-turned hickory spindles which extend through an 80-inch long ash steam bent back in continuous form -- both sides must be hand spoke shaved to their final form for

entry through the full poplar plank seat. The S-shaped arm support and the S-shaped solid cherry arms terminate in deeply carved volutes, all carefully fitted to both seat and back rail.

All six bamboo-turned legs in solid hard maple are wedged through the full saddled seat and five bold turned bamboo stretchers tietogether the unusual base. The Bishop White Settee is bonded together with glue and twenty-nine separate wedges. Seventy

individually-drilled holes are required at various angles to accept the accurately handcrafted parts.


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#1774-40” ArmlessBishop White SetteePoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................37”Overall depth.................20 3/4”Overall width...................40”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................17”

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The Continuous Arm BenchTo compliment our Continuous Arm Windsor; we can now offer the most complicated of our steam bent and deeply

saddled seat benches. Only two of our skilled chairmakers have been trained to drill the seventy-eight compound angleholes - one at a time - which are required to complete this rare model. Our final assembly requires thirty-seven special

tapered wedges which are driven into the split legs and spindles with glue to secure the final pattern.Now in limited edition in any of our finish colors.

#35 New EnglandContinuous Arm BenchPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................41”Overall depth....................22”Overall width...................52”Seat height........................18”Seat depth.........................17”Arm height ....................27 3/4”

#77 Shaker BenchSolid Cherry.Overall height...................42”Overall depth ................22 1/2”Overall width ................511/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 3/4”Arm height ....................27 3/4”

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#90 Loop SetteePoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................42 1/2”Overall depth.................22 1/2”Overall width...................53”Seat height.....................18 3/4”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

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#50 SetteePoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................433/4”Overall depth.................24 1/4”Overall width ...............50 1/2”Seat height .......................18 ”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height .......................28”

Duckloe Arrowback BenchThere are so many good places for our Arrowback Bench. Picture yourself in a country kitchen, entrance hall,

in front of a fireplace or at the foot of a bed. This collector’s piece is an authentic reproduction of an antique Arrowback Bench that was first produced

by Duckloe craftsmen many, many years ago.

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#400-60”Arrowback BenchPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................34 3/4”Overall depth.................22 3/4”Overall width...................60”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................17 3/4”Arm height ....................27 3/4”

#400-72”Arrowback BenchPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................34 3/4”Overall depth.................22 3/4”Overall width...................72”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................17 3/4”Arm height ....................27 3/4”

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Occasional Tables

#775 PennsylvaniaCountry Coffee TableSolid Cherry.Overall height...................18”Overall width...................22”Overall length...................40”

#650 MiniatureBlanket ChestSolid Cherry.Overall height...................20”Overall depth....................16”Overall width...................23”

#700 Small SledCoffee TableSolid Ash.Overall width ...............20 1/2”Overall length...................44”Height ..............................17”Overall height...................22”

#750 Large SledCoffee TableSolid Ash.Overall width...................27”Overall length...................54”Height ..............................17”Overall height...................22”

#600 Star TableSolid Cherry.Overall height................27 1/2”Overall width...................22”

Windsor tables are quite unusual. They oftenhave leg turnings similar to chairs. Our star

table has five tapered legs and a five sided “star”top. They can be used as an occasional table inthe living room or as a bedside table. The legs

can be cut down to lower the table height.

Windsor chairs that were originally made as rockers are very rare.Modified chairs with rocker bases are usually found and can be identified because

the rockers are crudely applied and the rocker is not properly balanced.

Windsor Rocking Chairs

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#138-R Gentlemans RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................451/4”Overall depth ................30 1/4”Overall width................27 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height ....................28 1/2”

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#5-R Loop Back RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............39 1/2”Overall depth ................30 1/4”Overall width................23 3/4”Seat height.....................18 1/4”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height.......................28 ”

#56-R First Boston RockerSolid Cherry.Overall height...................38”Overall depth....................31”Overall width................26 1/2”Seat height.....................18 1/4”Seat depth......................15 3/4”Arm height ....................28 1/2”

#7-R Three Back RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................44 1/2”Overall depth ................24 3/4”Overall width................27 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height.......................28 ”

Windsor Rocking Chairs

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#22-R GentlemansArm RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................451/4”Overall depth ................30 1/4”Overall width...................28”Seat height........................18”Seat depth ........................16 ”Arm height.......................28 ”

#20 3/4-R Child-SizeGentlemans Arm RockerOverall height...................34”Overall depth ................24 1/2”Overall width................21 1/2”Seat height.....................14 1/2”Seat depth.........................12”Arm height .......................21”

#76-R Shaker RockerSolid Cherry.Overall height................40 1/4”Overall depth....................31”Overall width................24 1/4”Seat height ....................18 1/2”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height.......................28 ”

#36-R ContinuousArm RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................40 1/2”Overall depth ................30 1/2”Overall width...................26”Seat height.....................18 3/4”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height.......................28 ”

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Tilt Swivel Office WindsorsWe now offer several of our Windsors as executive/tilt/swivel office chairs. We make all our executive bases

in our own shop from hard maple and solid cherry. We incorporate the finest of steel tilt swivel components and brass casters from Shepherd with our own materials. All bases have both height and tension adjustments and

are available with either Naugahyde or leather seats with solid brass headnails.

Windsor Office Chairs

#1842-S-1 Royal Governor ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel withUpholstered Back & SeatSolid Cherry.Overall height................351/2”Overall depth....................23”Overall width................22 1/2”Seat height.....................19 1/4”Seat depth.........................17”Arm height ....................28 3/4”

#1842-S Royal Governor ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel withUpholstered Back Solid Cherry.Overall height................351/2”Overall depth....................23”Overall width................22 1/2”Seat height.....................19 1/4”Seat depth.........................17”Arm height ....................28 3/4”

#795 Bracket ClockSolid Cherry.Battery MovementOverall height . . . . . . 4 1/2”Overall depth . . . . . . 2 1/4”Overall length . . . . . . 5 1/2”

#785 Mantel ClockSolid Cherry.Battery MovementOverall height . . . . . . 4 1/2”Overall depth . . . . . . 2 1/4”Overall length. . . . . . . . 9”


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#138-S Gentelmans ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................46”Overall depth.................24 1/2”Overall width ................271/2”Seat height.....................181/4”Seat depth.........................16”Arm height ....................28 1/2”

#80-H-S High BackGovernor ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ...............42 3/4”Overall depth ................27 1/2”Overall width ...............27 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 3/4”

#82-H-S High BackGovernor ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height ...............42 3/4”Overall depth ................27 1/2”Overall width ...............27 1/2”Seat height........................18”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 3/4”

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#22-S Gentelmans ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height................45 1/4”Overall depth .................231/2”Overall width...................28”Seat height .......................18”Seat depth.........................16”Arm height.......................28 ”

#46-S Brace BackContinuous ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairSolid Cherry.Overall height................40 1/2”Overall depth ................23 3/4”Overall width................25 3/4”Seat height.....................17 3/4”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 1/2”#36-S New England

Continuous ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................41”Overall depth....................25”Overall width................253/4”Seat height .......................18”Seat depth .....................18 1/4”Arm height.......................28 ”


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#5-S Loop Back ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............39 1/4”Overall depth.................24 3/4”Overall width................23 3/4”Seat height ....................181/2”Seat depth......................161/2”Arm height ....................281/2”

#1780-S Oval BackArm Exec/Tilt/SwivelChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs,Hickory Spindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............37 1/4”Overall depth ................23 1/4”Overall width...................21”Seat height.....................181/2”Seat depth......................16 3/4”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

#76-S Shaker ArmExec/Tilt/Swivel ChairSolid Cherry or Solid Oak.Overall height................411/2”Overall depth....................28”Overall width................24 1/4”Seat height.....................18 1/4”Seat depth......................16 1/2”Arm height ....................27 1/2”

Three-quarter-size chairs and rockers (comb-back and loop-back styles) handcrafted in mixed native woods (ash, hickory, hard maple and poplar) especially for youngsters.

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Children size Windsors were probably made only on special order during the 18th century.Not many are found today, and collectors of 18th Century Windsors consider themselves lucky to have a good one

in their collection. Duckloe children’s size Windsors are made to 3/4 size scale.We hope they bring years of enjoyment to you, your children, and grandchildren.

Children Size Windsors

#20-3/4 Gentlemans Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................34”Overall depth.................181/2”Overall width................21 1/2”Seat height ....................14 1/2”Seat depth.........................12”Arm height .......................21”

#20-3/4 Gentlemans Arm RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height...................34”Overall depth ................24 1/2”Overall width................21 1/2”Seat height ....................14 1/2”Seat depth.........................12”Arm height .......................21”

#5-3/4 Loop Back Arm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............29 3/4”Overall depth ................17 3/4”Overall width................17 1/4”Seat height.....................13 1/2”Seat depth......................12 1/4”Arm height ....................20 3/4”

#5-3/4 Loop Back RockerPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............29 3/4”Overall depth ................24 1/2”Overall width................17 1/4”Seat height.....................13 1/2”Seat depth......................12 1/4”Arm height ....................20 3/4”

Scale Model Windsors can be traced back to two colonial uses.Traveling salesmen used them as samples for customers unable to visit an established chairmaker.

These half scale chairs and benches are also perfect size for dolls.We are sure some scale models found their way into the playtime of young girls.

Handcrafted miniatures made for present collectors to use and to pass on to future generations.

Scale Model Windsors

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#36-1/2 Scale Model New England ContinuousArm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............20 1/2”Overall depth ................13 1/4”Overall width...................13”Seat height.......................9 1/2”Seat depth .......................8 1/2”Arm height ....................14 1/4”

#50-1/2Scale Model SetteePoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............22 1/4”Overall depth....................11”Overall width................25 1/4”Seat height.......................9 1/4”Seat depth .......................8 1/4”Arm height.......................14 ”

#20-1/2 Scale Model GentelmansArm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............23 1/4”Overall depth................13 3/4”Overall width................14 1/4”Seat height.......................9 1/2”Seat depth .......................8 1/4”Arm height....................14 3/4”

#5-1/2 Scale Model Loop BackArm ChairPoplar Seat, Maple Legs, HickorySpindles, Ash Bends.Overall height ...............20 1/2”Overall depth....................12”Overall width................12 1/4”Seat height.......................9 3/4”Seat depth .......................8 1/4”Arm height ....................14 1/2”

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20”High

40”High

30”High

Scale Model Adult Size3/4 Childrens Size

Finishes & Construction

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StandardFinishes

These are the approximate colors of ourstandard wood finishes.

Cherry Valley

Vintage

Antique

Custom

Central Valley

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Our scale model continuous arm chair clearly shows the construction of our

Windsor chairs and benches.

All legs, arm post, and spindle holes aredrilled completely through the seat and arms.Glue is placed in the hole, the legs, posts, and

spindles are then secured in the holes.

These parts are then split with a chisel and a wooden wedge with glue is driven down

into the split to widen the parts in theirholes creating a super tight fit.

This 18th century assembly method prevents the chair from becoming loose

over years of use.

Dried AppleSeverly Antiqued

Country Distressed

Black Wipe Off

PremiumFinishes

There is a 10% extra charge for these finishes.

Discover Frederick Duckloe & Bros.

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You are cordially invited to Frederick Duckloe & Bros. where tradition in fine handcrafted furniture has been a family tradition for four generations and nearly 150 years. Today, when mass produced furniture is standard and true craftsmanship byskilled hands is a dying trade, we are proud to offer meticulously crafted traditional American furniture reproductions.

Located in Portland, Pennsylvania, a village on the border of New Jersey, just south of the Delaware Water Gap, FrederickDuckloe & Bros. is firmly committed to many of the same techniques in the manufacture of Windsor reproductions as were used in1859 when our great grandfather founded the firm. Because of this dedication, our furniture is among the best available for purchase anywhere. Just take a look at a few of the highly regarded institutions that have entrusted us with the scaled reproduction of priceless pieces from their collections:

• Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “Chief Justice Comb Back” armchair and “Bishop White” settee• Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, “Philadelphia-style Windsor”• The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, two distinctive

“New England Comb Back Windsor” chairs, Boston, Massachusetts• First Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, “First Boston” armchair• Mystic Seaport Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut, “Lord Buckingham Windsor” chair

Our chairs can also be found in these places of distinction:• American Yacht Club, Rye, New York• Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey• Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania• Francis Tavern, New York City, New York• Jimmy’s Harborside Restaurant, Boston, Massachusetts• Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey• Washington Chapel, Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

The evolution to this high level of regard in the furniture business began in 1859 with master craftsman, Frederick Duckloewhen he fashioned, by hand, the spokes, rims, hubs, frame and body of passenger carriages. He soon began experimenting with the production of plain and fancy Windsor chairs. With success, he soon focused on the production of these chairs leaving the carriagebusiness behind. Today, his chairs are greatly sought after by serious collectors of early American furniture.

Soon after, Frederick Duckloe trained his only son, W.J. Duckloe in the trade. Soon W.J. would make is own mark by creatingfine early American reproductions of hand-turned high-poster beds, bureaus, chests and tables all of solid hardwoods with exquisite detail. Assuming this newly established family tradition, W.J. Duckloe schooled his son Frederick Duckloe in the craft of cabinet making.

Young Fredrick Duckloe remained busy in cabinetry until World War II when his talents were called upon for more patrioticefforts, mainly for the production of military drafting tables. After the war, Fred, as he was called, cultivated a highly skilledgroup of artisans to meet the demand for furniture after the war’s end. This is when he and his team focused on the reproduction of traditional Windsor chairs and settees and developed new patterns for which we are presently known.

Today, I, Frederick Duckloe, Jr. and my sister, Barbara Duckloe Townsend, are the proud custodians of this family furniture making tradition. I am a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and Barbara, is a graduate from Vassar College. In ourtime, we’ve modernized much of the business with the exception of the production of furniture.

In our factory we employ 16 artisans and their apprentices who craft fine furniture with the same spirit of tradition startedby the first Frederick Duckloe in the mid-nineteenth century. You’ll also be delighted to find, along with our collection of furniturefor sale, many of the top names in fine furniture for your home.

We hope you enjoy your next visit to Duckloe’s.

Frederick Duckloe, Jr. Barbara Duckloe Townsend

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Contract Windsor Chairs

Main Dining Room, Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, PA

Tap Room, Sky Top Lodge, Sky Top, PA

The Heratige Dining Room, Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, PA

City Tavern, Philadelphia, PA

We have furnished libraries,dining rooms, clubs, restaurant,

waiting rooms and offices with our chairs, benches and tables.

American Yacht Club, Rye, NYBlair Academy, Blairstown, NJCity Tavern, Philadelphia, PA

Francis Tavern, New York City, NYJimmy’s Harborside Restaurant,

Boston, MAPrinceton Theological Society,

Princeton, NJ

Bends are stored in racks to maintain

their shape.Duane cutting wedged

spindles off a loop back armchair.

Chris sanding a bench seatwith a hand disc sander.

P. O. Box 427, Portland, PA 18351Telephone 570.897.6173, Fax 570.897.7263

www.duckloe.comOpen Monday thru Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, Closed Sundays and Major Holidays.

Our only showroom is in Portland, PA.

portland pennsylvania

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