Crocker Chair Company

Q: We’re cleaning out my father’s house and found a Windsor rocking chair with the label “Crocker Chair Company, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.” We’re wondering if it’s an antique. What is it worth?

A: Silas Crocker was one of the owners of the first furniture factory in Sheboygan. He and a partner established a factory in a converted hotel in 1865. The factory burned down in 1875. Crocker bought a carriage company in 1880 and made chairs, stools, tables, china cabinets, and other furniture. In 1924 the company was reorganized. It sold furniture for hotels, offices, and schools. Crocker Chair Company was closed by 1932. Your Crocker rocker is worth $100 to $200.