Hello, thanks for the info, I do have some minor woodworking experience but wanted to ask around a little and yes I do believe this is walnut. Also worth noting the cane work can also be seen on the back( I will try posting another pic to show that),I thought I heard somewhere this usually means it was done by hand and not at a factory but I do not know enough about rocking chairs to say for sure if this is the case.

Windsor style....but with a flat not shaped seat...oak seat. likely dating from 1920 to '40 or there abouts. It's a sewing rocker. Not a lot of value...maybe $65?? Much more sentimental value than monetary value. I had my great grandmother's rocker....older than yours by a lot....but not worth a hill of beans....but my grand daughter now has it in her room....so it's her great great great grandmother's rocker! You can't buy that!! Linda C

Style looks to be early 20th century, but I haven't seen any folding rocking chairs like that before. Folding chairs yes, but rocking? One must ask oneself why folding, to gain a direction. Two main possiblilities (but could be others): 19th and early 20thC people were on the move a lot more so, one: possibly off a boat/steamship, a deck chair (not a deck-chair) designed to be folded away and stowed when not in use. Two, During those periods, military personnel (officers) would have furniture made to specification (see Campaign Furniture) to be easily packed and transported over great distances and quite often difficult terrain on mules. All designed for easy packing and easy assembly at destination. Hope this gives you a start to finding the origin.

“If you look at the configuration of that chair, you would see that it's impossible to wrap your legs around the front legs...because the stretcher is too close to the seat and the seat hangs out too far to wrap your legs around...” It’s actually quite possible. The kid’s legs hang over the sides and they hook the top of their feet/inside of their ankles around the legs. “As for showing a picture of my chair....not going to the storage room to take a picture....either you believe me...or you don't.” What was that all about, lindac92? Who said anything about not believing you?