Reward your success with the chair that has a history of seating extraordinary men. The exclusive Gunlocke Oval Office Chair has served 9 American Presidents in the inner sanctum of the White House. The style of Presidents' chairs evolved over 50 years, and culminated with the executive chair specifically designed for President John F. Kennedy.
As President-elect Kennedy planned to move into the White House in 1961, Gunlocke engineers worked with his personal physician, Dr. Janet Travell. She had treated Kennedy for chronic back pain, and insisted that his working chair have the maximum in comfort and support. Its ergonomic design and high-quality construction are the work of The Gunlocke Company, furniture makers for more than a century.
The orthpedic-firm support structure has a sinuous spring suspension (hand-tied, 11-gauge tempered steel springs that run across the seat of the chair), unitized by insulated wire along with a fill of high-density polyurethane foam for years of sag-free seating. The chair's back is also foam-filled over a super-reinforced spring foundation.
This very same chair is still produced one at a time at the original Gunlocke workshop, according to the exact historic specifications of JFK's chair: the interior frame of solid maple is double-doweled, corner-blocked, glued and screwed for extra strength. All frame components are made of high-density maple which strongly grips upholster tacks, preventing them from loosening. Includes a 360-degree swivel base and manual lift that raises the chair from 45 to 47-1/2" high. The standard model is finished with soft, top-grain leather upholstery, and while Presidents preferred black natural leather for their chairs, you may choose from 10 colors.
Very few of these chairs have ever been made, and this is a rare opportunity to acquire, not only a piece of history, not only the finest example of American craftsmanship, but the most comfortable chair of its kind in the world.
