Child's Chair Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1870
label: patent date
content: 1870-06-21
name: label: maker; inventor
content: Wehser, Abraham Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Patent model (U.S. Patent No. 104,517) of a child's combination potty and rocking chair made by Abraham Henry Wehser of San Francisco, CA, and patented on June 21, 1870. Consists of an exposed-frame, balloon-back, open armchair upholstered in faded, ribbed fabric and nailed-on gimp trim; D-shaped seat with central circular opening is on an enclosed, conforming base painted "A. H. WEHSER." in white across front with hinged door at back. Two, inset, hinged pins on underside of base fit into the rockers; two flat braces are screwed into its back corners. Missing tray or toy holder that rested on the arms, seat hole cover and rockers. No patent tag.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, San Francisco
label: associated place
content: United States: California, San Francisco
topic: label: Subject
content: Children
label: Subject
content: Furniture
label: Subject
content: Patent Models
label: Subject
content: Personal Hygiene
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
label: See more items in
content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0090.02
label: accession number
content: 1999.0090
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0090.02
label: patent number
content: 104,517
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chair, potty, child's; patent model
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany (chair frame and base material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (upholstery material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (hardware material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (maker's mark material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 4 7/8 in x 4 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 12.3825 cm x 11.43 cm