Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Lounge Chair

Ok so this post may ruin my thrift sale Friday for the week and I already had another personal item lined up for todays post, but I really just have to post this for my personal item Thursday. So yesterday, I walked into the Salvation army during my lunch break because it was fairly close to where I was getting lunch and sitting over near the furniture area was this yellowish high backed chair that screamed mid-century to me. It looked fabulous! I kept looking around to see if there was anything else in the store but there wasn't so I went to go sit in the chair and when I did I leaned back slightly and the chair moved and a footrest poped out from out of nowhere! It was at that moment that I knew I needed to have this chair. I had seen earlier that the price on the chair was $19.99 and I feared the worst because I believed that I only had $10 on me again. I cracked open my wallet and there was a $20 bill gleaming at me saying spend me Brian! so I picked that chair up and walked over to the register and bought it! Hit the break for the rest of the story and more pictures of this amazing chair!

I knew that if I asked my dad before I bought it that he would probably say no so I bought it first and asked later. I carefully crammed the chair into the back of my car and went back to work. This is when I learned of the true magnitude of my purchase. After I loaded my car I looked for a makers tag or mark on the bottom of the chair and fount the tag that said "Thayer Coggin Inc." When I got to work I googled it to see what this thing was and I was truly blown away by what I found out. This Chair is really really expensive! I have found a similar ones for sale elsewhere ranging from $400 in poor condition all the way up to over $1500 for most expensive one. I'm not exactly sure what mine would be valued at but I would assume about halfway between those two prices. I couldn't believe it! I bought this chair for only $20 at a thrift store and it's in excellent condition? That is unheard of! When I saw my dad later that day we walked out to the parking lot so I could show him my purchase and I set the chair up in the middle of the parking lot so he could sit in it and see the hidden footrest. He was in awe that I found this chair for that cheap and says It's pretty cool chair and to be careful with it since the value will likely only increase. I definitely do not plan on selling this chair any time soon. I will be enjoying this chair for a long time. I'm still surprised at the fact that I found this thing. Unbelievable!!