A couple of years ago, I snagged this vintage metal porch chair at an estate sale for $10. It is a Bunting Glider Company chair in the basket weave pattern. Still one of my favorite finds. But it ...

Vintage metal lawn chairs carry a price tag of $45 to $175 at antique shops or flea markets where dealers are aware of their popularity, as well as the big box stores.

Metal outdoor furniture found its footing in the design world in the 1940s when it was made by Womack and Co. of Fort Smith, Ark. Flanders Industries bought out Womack in the mid-1950s and ...