This chair is very old ... at this point, it is rickety and needs some repair.
This was my chair when I was a baby (told you it was an OLD chair!!).
My Opa and Oma actually MAILED this chair from Germany to America - I'm thinking for my little brother to use ... but ultimately, it is MY chair.
I can remember details about it so clearly! I had put flower stickers on it that were off a bottle of German dishwashing soap called Pril (it was a promotional campaign to advertise "the happy kitchen") that my Oma always used.
from the Pril website:
1972
Pril-Blumen
Die Pril-Aktion „Fröhliche Küche“ sorgte in den siebziger Jahren dafür, dass das Spülmittel von Henkel mit knallig-bunten Aufklebern verkauft wurde. Die Blumen in den Farben Blau, Gelb, Orange und Grün entsprachen genau dem Zeitgeist und der von Klaus Doldinger komponierte Song „Hol Dir die fröhlichen Blumen, hol` Dir das fröhliche Pril“ machte die Aktion zusätzlich bekannt. Schnell waren auch Kinder so begeistert, dass die Pril-Blume überall hingeklebt wurde. Küchen- und Badkacheln, Schulhefte, Türrahmen und Spielzeug wurden mit den peppigen Aufklebern verziert. Seit 1984 lautet die Maxime „Willst Du viel, spül mit Pril“, die Pril-Blumen verschwanden vom Spülmittel.
Isn't it funny the memories one small piece of furniture can evoke! I love that all 3 of my children have now sat in this little chair ... maybe my grandkids will sit in it too!!?
1 comments:
Conny, I too have a childs rocking chair that my grandfather gave me. All my children have used it and now the children I sit for use it too! My chair didn't come from Germany but it has the same sentimental value as yours.
LG,
Tami
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