Mid-Century Foldable Dinette—Samsonite Table, Cosco Chairs

A classic mid-century pairing: a maker-marked Samsonite square folding table with mottled green laminate and four Hamilton Cosco folding chairs in creamy vinyl over champagne-bronze tubular steel. Samsonite—founded by the Shwayder family—built a thriving furniture arm that produced folding tables and chairs for years from its Murfreesboro, Tennessee subsidiary, making card-table sets a household staple by the mid-1950s.
The chairs come from Cosco (short for COlumbus Specialty Company), founded in 1935 in Columbus, Indiana, renowned for sturdy, stylish kitchen furniture; the under-seat labels and frame profile align with Cosco’s celebrated mid-century “Stylaire” family. Together they capture the bright, practical optimism of postwar American design—folds in seconds for game night, craft rooms, or a retro kitchen vignette.

Condition
Fair. Three of four chairs show vinyl tears/punctures; frames have scattered overspray that’s largely discreet in normal use. Table laminate has a small puncture with typical surface wear. All mechanisms fold and lock; solid as-is and a fine candidate for light restoration.

Dimensions (inches)
Table: 27 x 34 x 34
Chair (each): 30 x 18 x 18.5
Seat: 17 x 16.5 x 15
Notes: Foldable; table maker-marked Samsonite; chairs retain Cosco labels.