Chair, Dentist's
- Object Name:
- Chair, Dentist's
- Object ID:
- 1987.087.02
- Date:
- circa 1920
- Description:
- Dental chair, portable, folding and adjustable. Oak and steel. Folded size 40" x 18.5". Oak and leather seat, 16" square. Seat/back/footrest assembly slides up and down on side rails with crank and rope. Ratchet with release level for adjustment. Back leg assembly folds out, with two steel rods for bracing. Six spindles on back. Leather-covered pad at top of back. Adjustable head rest consisting of two leather-covered pads on sliding steel rod. Linoleum-covered footrest with wooden extension which folds out. Paper label on seat bottom worn off (instructions for use).
- Material:
- Wood
Oak
Metal
Steel
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-40 W-18.5 D-7 inches
- Provenance:
- Drill (1987.087.01) and chair (.02) were purchased in 1915 by the Manchester Health Department for use by dentists who treated welfare-type patients.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the New Hampshire Dental Society
- Subjects:
- Chairs, Dentists, Dental equipment & supplies, Dentistry
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