Patent Model - Rocking-Chair

Maker and role
Charles Bauder, Patentee
 Production date
Apr 10 1842
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Wood, velvet
Measurements
11 x 8 x 17" (27.9 x 20.3 x 43.2cm)
Description
Bauder's patent is for "a new and useful Improvement in the Extension Rocking-Chair, called 'the New York Extension Rocking-Chair'..." "The improvement is in the mode of constructing the hinge which connects the back to the arms - the manner of holding the seat in the several positions desired... and in the construction of the rest frame..." (Patent Number 2,543)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.24a,b
Currently on display?
No
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