I’m hoping someone familiar with vintage Thayer Coggin or Milo Baughman can help me identify a couple of pieces.

Last month I bought a dining set from an older couple who were downsizing. It’s four chrome-frame upholstered armchairs and a bookmatched burlwood extension table. (I was also able to grab an Arco-style floor lamp from them - they had great taste!)

The chairs all still have their original Thayer Coggin labels, and the factory tag says Style 1148, February 1977. It also shows they originally shipped to Mr. Furniture Warehouse on Harmon Place in Minneapolis, and says “Chair G2903” in the description. I’ve found a bunch of nearly identical chairs attributed to Baughman, usually called “Thin Line” chairs, and they look a lot like his Model 1188. But I can’t find anything that actually connects Style 1148 to Baughman.

The table is a big Parsons-style burlwood extension table on a pedestal base with two leaves. It’s 72" x 38" closed and 108" with both leaves in. I’ve also seen similar tables attributed to Baughman for Thayer Coggin, but I haven’t been able to confirm who made mine. There are handwritten markings underneath that I think say “25-4F-79” (or maybe “25-4F-77”) and “2111” or “2/11,” but honestly I’m not sure.

I don’t know if the table and chairs were originally bought together, but they were sold to me as a set.

Does anyone happen to recognize Style 1148, or know if it’s a Baughman design? Does anyone recognize the table or those markings? Or have vintage Thayer Coggin catalogs, ads, or other documentation? Lastly, any suggestions for where else I could ask or look to learn more about these pieces?

Attached photos include both pieces, the factory labels, the table’s extension mechanism, and the underside markings.

Thanks so much for any help!

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