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Park Chair

Park Chair needle 
case
Needle Case (photograph courtesy of Bunny's Place)


Design Representation

Design Details

Needle Case Type:

Figural

Patent/Registered to:

Coggins & Baxter - Birmingham

Patent/Design Representation #:

Ornamental Class1: Metal: #299476

Patent/Design Registration Date:

March 29, 1876

Location of Patent/Design Registration:

The National Archives (TNA) - Kew, UK

Reference #:

TNA Representation - BT 43/40/299476
TNA Register - BT 44/3/299476

Dimensions:

3 x 4.2 x 6.1

Material:

Brass

Name Variations:

a) W. Avery & Son – Redditch
b) Unmarked

Other Variations:

None

Additional Photographs

Back open and folded views

Back diamond registation mark detail and back with Avery signature (photo with Avery signature from eBay)

Facts

Park Chair facts

A park chair is similar to a camp chair or folding chair.  It is a portable lightweight chair that folds flat and can be stored easily in a stack.  Folding chairs come in several different styles, some are made of plain metal or heavy plastic, whereas others are of wood and ocassionaly have fabric or canvas seats and backs.  Since they are light and easy to carry, they can be taken to places where one normally doesn’t see chairs, hence bringing more comfort to campers, hikers, beachgoers and the like.

Park Chair facts

History

Park Chair history

Early folding chairs used by the Greeks, Romans and Vikings were simple affairs without arms or a back.   These were made of wood with a cloth seat and some contained artistic carvings or inlaid designs.  In the Middle Ages folding chairs became more common and by the 15th and 16th centuries arms and a head rest were added.  The first patent for a folding chair in the USA was registered in 1855.  During the Victorian period folding chairs were used in many different situations such as to set up a luncheon in a park or garden or for a get together with friends to play cards at a seaside resort.  By the 1860s wooden folding chairs made with woven cane seats and backs were used on steam ship decks.  These “deck or steamer chairs” were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century during the golden age of ocean liner travel.

Park Chair history

Miscellaneous

Park Chair misc

Today most folding chairs are used in situations were permanent seating is impractical.  This includes school graduations, sporting events and competitions in large auditoriums build for another purpose.  Folding chairs are also found at community events and fairs where seating is needed. They are also used at funerals and weddings, although the wedding variety often are covered with decorative cloth wraps.  Most modern families have a couple of folding chairs stored in the garage or basement to use as temporary seating at the dinner table when there are more guests then usual and extra seating is needed.

Park Chair misc