This is an AUTHENTIC set of VINTAGE Falcon chairs from the mid-1970’s. ALL of these chairs present extremely well for chairs of this age. ALL chairs retain the original leather from the 1970's. This leather is far superior to virtually all ( ... all?) modern leathers. This leather is the real deal- 100% FULL-GRAIN leather that's less processed compared to the leathers of today. The leather is beautiful- thick, beautifully supple and presents in brilliant vintage condition. The chairs have very minor signs of use (this leather is over 45 years old!) BUT has NO noticeable scuffs, NO cracks, NO holes, NO damage at all! Beware of cheaper leathers such as TOP-GRAIN leather. Top-grain leather is NOT Top-Grade leather- don’t be fooled! Top Grain leathers have had the underside split off (sometimes 2 or 3 underside-layers have been cut away). The leather split off is then used to make those cheap, nasty “reconstituted” leathers. Those “reconstituted- shitty leathers” can still be called leather but … (I’ll write a blog about it one day … ) The point is Top-Grain leather is the top layer of the leather only- it is thin and susceptible to early “trashing” (cracks, rips- it also prises apart at the seams). Proof of the QUALITY of this leather is in its condition of it after about 50 years of use. Click on the Magnifying Tool. Then when the image is enlarged, click on it again to Super-Size it. Scroll over all areas to get close and personal with the item.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The timber-frames are ALL solid, sturdy with NO structural damage at all. NO cracks, NO splits, NO breaks. ALL chairs have been carefully checked and will last the long-haul if used with any sense. The canvas shows significant fading over the last 45+ years but the colour on all chairs is consistent- they look good as a set. I like them as they are. The second you see these you know you're looking at the real deal- real VINTAGE Falcon chairs. The canvas slings show no careless damage- just signs of use you’d expect of chairs that are 45 years old. Vatne Mobler have put these back into production but these are VINTAGE ORIGINALS (they have more value than the newer productions). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have been working with this vendor and these chairs for about 5 months now! The vendor has pulled them out of storage numerous times for me to answer questions. After the first lot of photos were done, we both decided to look into replacing the saddle leather attachments in each corner of the canvas sling. ALL FOUR SADDLE-LEATHER ATTACHMENTS on ALL OF THE CHAIRS have been replaced by a professional at significant cost. This greatly increases the value of these vintage chairs. These attachments are usually the first point of concern and problem with this design- NOT ANYMORE! All of these attachments are now new and will last another 50-odd years (or more). Regularly CONDITION these attachment pieces to greatly prolong the life of them. They will usually last longer than 50 years- it depends on WHERE the chairs have been used (has this leather been allowed to dry out?) and whether someone has thought to condition these pieces saddle leather. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The canvas slings are original and the professional upholsterer has reinforced each corner of the seat section with leather to strengthen the canvas. This is another area that can be of concern with these vintage chairs. The seat section of the canvas sling has a piece of thick steel wire inside it to create the seating support needed for better comfort with this hammock design. The edges can be susceptible to wear (because there's something hard inside) and eventually prise apart. One edge had sustained a small hole where a vacuum cleaner had hit up against the corner. The upholsterer has reinforced this edge at each corner to strengthen this area (there is no damage to the canvas slings anymore). They will all now present no problems- they are actually much better than when they were first made. The leather at each corner will protect these areas from damage and wear over time. Because this was done AFTER the first photo shoot, some of the photos in this listing will not show this improvement. The first photo shows the chairs after this had been done. It is barely noticeable until you turn the chairs upside-down. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The timber-stain was done to mimic Pallisander Rosewood. In the 1970’s Pallisander Rosewood became endangered. Responsible manufacturers stopped using it. The market still loved Rosewood so staining techniques were developed to mimic Rosewood. The original finish of both chairs is in excellent condition but does have a few signs of wear- scuffs etc. Gilly Stephensen's Scratch Cover Dark does a marvellous job of rectifying these minor signs of use with chairs like this. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We no longer have to deal with ebay’s shit (thank God!) but please take the time to read our ebay feedback spanning 19+ years. We sold VINTAGE items on ebay for 20+ years. Google, “invisedge ebay” to see that we’ve had NO negative feedback comments after selling vintage items for almost 2 DECADES. Ebay feedback can only be left by legitimate paying customers (unlike Google reviews). We’ve had people try and ruin our ebay feedback but it’s impossible to if you don’t have a legitimate case- we’ve had several feedback comments removed by ebay because they were false (like various Google reviews I’ve read online about other businesses). The only good thing ebay ever did was develop a proper review mechanism (feedback). Paypal was developed about a decade later after ebay realised how many billions of dollars they could make from it (and have!) Consider the real cost to SMALL BUSINESS, AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS, our environment and the social costs when you support ebay!!! Australian businesses can not and never will be able to compete with businesses selling directly to the Australian market from China. Most ebay businesses that claim to be selling from the outer Sydney suburbs and Western Melbourne are actually posting their products directly from China.