Adirondack Modern, Vermont Tubbs, Rawhide Strapped Chairs (2), c.1965-1975. Snow Shoe Chairs

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These are Vermont Tubbs “Sno-Shoe” Chairs, made by Vermont Tubbs, Inc., Wallingford, Vermont. The label you photographed confirms it: “Hand … Read more These are Vermont Tubbs “Sno-Shoe” Chairs, made by Vermont Tubbs, Inc., Wallingford, Vermont. The label you photographed confirms it: “Hand Made Sno-Shoe Chair – Vermont Tubbs Inc., Wallingford, VT.”

Tubbs is historically a snowshoe manufacturer (founded 1906), and these chairs were a mid-century line where they applied snowshoe construction—bentwood frames and rawhide lacing—to furniture.

circa 1965–1975.


Construction details that matter
• Steam-bent hardwood frames
• Hand-laced rawhide seat and back (like a snowshoe)
• Sculptural bentwood arms and runners
• Handmade production, not mass-factory furniture
• Distinctive early American modern / rustic modern design

This puts them in the category sometimes called “Adirondack Modern” or “Vermont Modern.” See less