I inherited the exact following cradle and want to know more about it. anyone with info etc. please inform.

this info I got from a search done recently found the following from this website & if you go to this website and scroll down a little ways you'll see a picture of this cradle

http://www.museumoffloridahistory.com/collections/furniture/furniture2.cfm



Description: Bentwood slats curve down to a flat bottom. Cradle has an oval configuration. It is hung on each end from a ring and hood attached to a bracket. Below the bracket are two curved, blue-painted runners in front and two iron spoked wheels on a single axle in back. Cradle portion was originally painted red. Stenciled on the inside slats of the cradle: "Ford Johnson & Co manufacturers / Michigan City Indiana / Patent Oct 17th 76."

Discussion: Designed as a convenience for agricultural workers to enable them to carry their infants around in the fields with them as they worked, this object was used by three generations of the donor's family in rural Alachua County, Florida. It was donated in August 1937 to the Florida State Museum and transferred to the Museum of Florida History in 1980. Currently on exhibit in the Collections Gallery of the Main Gallery.

Bibliography

Schwartz, Marvin D. Furniture: Chairs, Tables, Sofas, and Beds (The Knopf Collectors'
Guides to American Antiques) New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. (See esp. pp. 217, 219)
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The information supplied from the website pretty much says it all. What else would you like to know?

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Originally posted by Tim Coon:
The information supplied from the website pretty much says it all. What else would you like to know?

interested in finding out it's worth and perhaps selling it. how do i know if given fair appraisal?

I would check the completed auctions section in one of today's leading internet auction sites. You could also get it appraised by someone local, however, the ultimate value is determined by how much you are interested in selling it for, and how much someone else is willing to pay. There are just so many variables that come into play, and those variables may not be reflected in someone's appraisal.
I have seen many items being appraised at a certain value that is way over their current market value. On the other hand, getting someone to look at it a particular item of interest may actually provide valuable insight to its actual value, description, history, etc.
Furthermore, an appraiser may also be able to provide the contact information necessary to successfully sell an item.
Which ever way you choose, I wish you the best of luck in selling your item, if that is what you actually end up doing with it. Thanks. Tim

More information from the company can be found about 12 topics below the one you started. Another person had asked about a chair made by the Ford Johnson and Co. I hope this helps. Tim