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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: ddorland on May 24, 2004, 09:04:33 AM
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I have an old chair that I am trying to find out what it was used for or called. It is a high back oak with velvet upholstery on seat and back. Carvings on front side of the back. It has brass arms and a brass adapter on back that is used to fasten back of chair when it is folded forward to make into a desk or table. Leather on back side so when it is folded down it becomes the top. It has a patent date of June, 21, 1887 on under side of brass adapter. I hope some body can help identify it. I could e-mail a picture if you have any ideas. darralld@wmconnect.com Thank you for any help!
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Hello.........proba bly Victorian in style (1887) its called a chair-table. It serves a dual function for space saving. These can be traced as far back as the Middle ages and were popular with early colonists who lived, ate and slept sometimes in a single room...........Resp ectfully..........T im :D
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Pictures in response to identifying old chair Thank you Darrall
http://www.123imagehost.com/uploads/123-48...chair_table.gif (http://www.123imagehost.com/uploads/123-48-chair_table.gif)
http://www.123imagehost.com/uploads/123-51...hair_folded.gif (http://www.123imagehost.com/uploads/123-515-chair_folded.gif)