F. E. Banning signed hand made writing arm Windsor chair with a comb back, a knuckle arm, and two dovetailed drawers, circa 1920. Maple with pine plank seat. F. E. Banning lived and worked in Hadlyme, CT, at Hadlyme Four Corners, where Black Whale Antiques is now located, right across from the general store. He started out in business making carriages, then began making chairs. He considered this particular form to be his finest work. World War II brought his business to a close.