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If it has glue or small wooden pegs, it was probably made in the 1700s. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that screws and bolts were used. In some cases, handmade nails were used in early rocking chairs. If the nails look square and uneven, the chair probably dates before the 1800s.

The rocker was derived from the Windsor chairs early in the 19th Century, and its design is partially attributed to a man named Lambert Hitchcock, although there were many manufacturers of these chairs. The rocking chair is characterized by a wooden seat that is curved, down at the front and up at the rear.