| The rocking chair has been a piece of furniture that | | | | it was made from many different woods. |
| has been passed down from generation to generation | | | | The difference between the Windsor and the Boston |
| in many families. The most popular being the wooden | | | | rocking chair is that the Boston rocker was |
| rocker that your grandmother owned. Today the | | | | machine-made and had a little more to its construction |
| rocker can be made out of all kinds of materials from | | | | in the way of decoration like a finish. It was also made |
| wood to wrought iron and plastic and they aren't just | | | | from one type of wood and because it was mass |
| for indoors anymore. | | | | produced it was cheaper for families to buy. This is the |
| Its history goes back into the early 1700's in Philadelphia | | | | one that has been passed as heirlooms. |
| where the Windsor chair was first recognized by | | | | Wicker was eventually used in the 1800's for rocking |
| manufacturers. You probably don't see many of these | | | | chairs like more other things. It was completely woven. |
| around today unless you search an antique store | | | | It was another high volume product that sold well and |
| because they aren't the best crafted chairs out there | | | | became very popular as decorative chairs for outdoor |
| and few have survived the ages. Although the | | | | areas. Other rockers include Adirondack chairs which |
| Windsor rocker was very popular during colonial times | | | | have flat armrests and sit near to the ground. The |
| up to when the Boston Rocker came out in 1840. This | | | | seat is roomy and are generally found around pool |
| was a wooden rocker as well. | | | | areas. |
| The rocking chair was just as popular in England but | | | | It doesn't matter what kind of rocking chair you choose |
| they were used more in outdoor settings like gardens | | | | as long as it makes the space you use it in look great. |
| and patios. The Windsor probably came from England | | | | Test them out before you purchase one to make sure |
| as there were no rocking chair manufacturers in | | | | it is comfortable then take it home and enjoy. |
| America at the start of its popularity. Most of the time, | | | | |