page_title: Folding chair
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Folding chair / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Klappstuhl von Guldhøj. Das erhaltene Holzgestell. Gefunden 1891 in Guldhøj bei Vamdrup in der Dänischen Kommune Ribe, Dänemark. Dänisches Nationalmuseum Kopenhagen,Dänemark. Datierung Nordische Bronzezeit, 2. Hälfte 14. Jahrhundert v.&#160;Chr. English: Folding chair of Guldhøj, survived wooden fragments, found in 1891 in Guldhøj near Vamdrup, Kommune Ribe, Denmark. Nationalmuseum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. Dating to Nordic Bronze Age, 2nd half of 14th century B.C.
context_page_description: A folding chair is a type of folding furniture, a light, portable chair that folds flat or to a smaller size, and can be stored in a stack, in a row, or on a cart.
  It can be combined with a folding table.
context_section_description: Folding chairs or stools were used as seating in the Mediterranean area in the 15th-13th century BC. The chairs were also used as grave goods in the richest graves. A folding chair of ebony and ivory with gold fittings was found in Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt.  
  Folding chairs were already used in the Nordic Bronze Age, Ancient Egypt, Minoan Greece and Ancient Rome. The frame was mostly made of wood, and seldom made of metal.  The wood was inlaid with artistic carvings, gilded, and decorated with ivory. 
  In Northern Europe, the remains of more than 18 folding chairs are known dating back to the Nordic Bronze Age such as the Daensen folding chair and the Guldhøj chair, found near Vamdrup, Denmark.
  The folding chair became especially widespread during the Middle Ages. It was treasured as a liturgical furniture piece. Since the 15th and 16th centuries the folding chair has mostly had arm and head rests. Of course, newer chairs which are often found at functions and events are also called folding chairs. They are portable and easy to use.
  In the United States, an early patent for a folding chair was by John Cram in 1855. In 1947, Fredric Arnold created the first aluminum folding chair with fabric strapping for the seat and back.  By 1957, the Fredric Arnold Company of Brooklyn, New York, was manufacturing more than 14,000 chairs per day.  Today, the folding chair is mostly made of hard plastic or metal or wood. Folding chairs can be divided into different categories.
  Beginning in the mid-1980s, folding chairs were used in professional wrestling as weapons, mainly by the promotion now known as WWE. It should be well noted that only chairs that are specifically modified to be lighter and easier to handle are used and special permission must be granted beforehand for their use. The investigation into Chris Benoit's death cited chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is often caused by chair shots to the head and other related concussions as a leading cause of his symptoms. Chair shots to the head are now banned in the WWE, and the use of chairs was toned down to prevent related injuries.
caption: Frame of the folding chair of Guldhøj, Denmark (Nordic Bronze Age, 2nd half of 14th century B.C.)[1]
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