Stool

Object Name:

Stool

Object ID:

1992.063.503

Creator:

Chicago Wire Chair -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Chicago, Illinois

Date:

1902-1910

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 8 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?). Printed paper label (in poor condition) under seat: "Rubber Feet / for Chairs and _ _ _ / Will Prevent N _ _ _ and Pr _ _ _/ PRICE 400 PER SET _ _ _ / _. B. CHICAGO", with picture of twisted wire feet with rubber bottom (note that this stool does not have the advertised rubber feet). Illegible green crayon script.

Material:

Metal
Wood
Steel

Dimensions:

H-26.25 W-13.25 D-13.625 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.