Chair, Soda Fountain

Object Name:

Chair, Soda Fountain

Object ID:

1992.063.501.2

Creator:

McLean, W. B., Manufacturing Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Pittsburgh, PA

Date:

circa 1912

Description:

Chair, soda fountain, from drugstore in Farmington, NH. Art Nouveau style. Part of a set that includes 4 chairs and a table. Wood, possibly mahogany, with yellow and red wash. Designed to fit between legs of table 1992.063.500. Chair has a triangular seat, on 3 legs. Seat made up of three pine slabs, dovetailed together. Rear stiles flare at back and at legs. Crest rail is slightly higher in center (center 2.5"; ends 2"). Stiles and front leg are rectangular in cross section. No stretchers, but wooden arched brackets are screwed to the legs and the seat rails; these are reinforced with bolts. Glue blocks are present, as well as added steel L brackets. Metal and rubber pads added to bottom of feet. Well worn condition. Maker's label, decal on rear seat rail, "Snug-seal / PAT JUNE -18-1912 / W. B. McLEAN MFG. CO / Pittsburg. Pa.".

Material:

Wood
Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-30 W-16.5 D-16 inches

Provenance:

Chair from Soda Fountain furnishings, part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, N.H.
Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. (Note that manuscript collections can be found at NHHS 1992-068.)

Credit Line:

Gift of Donna T. Osgood, in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988), Roberts, George C., Knox, Fred L.