Stool

Object Name:

Stool

Object ID:

1992.063.502

Creator:

Chicago Wire Chair -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Chicago, IL

Date:

1902 date

Description:

Stool, soda fountain, from Robert's Drug Store (c.1890-1940), Farmington, NH. Bent metal construction. Round seat with an approximately square frame. Seat is wood slabs sandwiched between two discs of either veneer or faux wood laminate. Wooden seat encircled by iron strap; strap is bolted to frame with eight large bolts. The frame is iron rod decoratively twisted together to form legs and loop feet; another iron rod is shaped to form stretchers between the legs. Bright blue coloring under seat and legs (oxidation?). Stencil maker's mark under seat: "FROM / CHICAGO WIRE CHAIR / 66 N. _ _ _ / CHICAGO, ILL. / Pat. March 4 1902".

Material:

Metal
Wood
Composition
Iron

Dimensions:

H-24.375 W-11.75 D-12 Dia-9.5 inches

Provenance:

Stool from Soda Fountain at Robert's Drug Store (c.1890-1940), Farmington, N.H. 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.