Identifying antique rocking chairs is difficult, but researching the unique characteristics of various styles and eras can help. Explore the types of old rocking chairs and identification markers ...

These aficionados value the ladderback (slat back) rockers or the simple elegance of a Shaker rocker. Victorian devotees search for Lincoln, carpet and platform rockers.

The rocking chair President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot at Ford's Theater now sits inside The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn.

The Lincoln rocker was an adaptation of empire-style rocking chairs from the early 1800s. They were large, heavy upholstered pieces that had tall, curving arms and a high back.

The rocking chair President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot at Ford's Theater now sits inside The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn.

But how did the rocking chair that Lincoln sat in at the Ford Theatre in Washington DC end up 400 miles away in Dearborn, Michigan?

Ford’s Theatre – a popular and compelling tourist attraction run by the National Park Service – is not aware of the legend of the Confederate flag in Lincoln’s chair.

DEARBORN, Mich. – Jeff Buczkiewicz stood before the chair Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when he was assassinated 150 years ago. He peered silently into the glass-enclosed case at the rocking ...