Patent Model - Rocking-Chair
Maker and role
Peter Ten Eyck, Patentee
Production date
Mar 15 1853
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
4 1/2 x 3 x 4" (11.4 x 7.6 x 10.2cm)
Description
Ten Eyck's patent "consists in combining with a chair, so arranged as that the top or seat shall rock upon the bottom part while the legs remain stationary, a safety guard, to prevent the chair from going suddenly backward when the person seats himself in it." (Patent Number 9,620)
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Object number
2015.14.116
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