General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON FRAME; WOODEN HANDLES & CONTROL KNOBS;VELVET FABRIC UPHOLSTERY.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

110.0 cm

Width

80.0 cm

Height

105.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Dentistry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HARVARD

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TYPE OF CHAIR PROBABLY USED LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

EARLY DENTIST'S CHAIR, MADE IN TORONTO, ONT. BY HARVARD CHAIR CO.

Function

USED TO SUPPORT HEAD AND NECK OF PATIENT UNDERGOING DENTAL TREATMENT, AND OFFER MOST ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION TO DENTIST.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY DENTIST'S CHAIR WHICH USED HYDRAULIC PUMP ACTION TO RAISE & LOWER CHAIR PROPER. THIS CHAIR ALSO FEATURES ADJUSTABLE HEAD, BACK, ARM, LEG AND FOOT RESTS RECOGNIZED AS IMPORTANT IN PROVIDING COMFORT, AND PRESENTING MOST ADVANTAGOUS POSITIONING OF PATIENT AND DENTIST.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CASE DENTAL CHAIR./ MANUFACTURED BY/ HARVARD CHAIR CO' TORONTO" cast in raised print on lower front edge of seat. [NB: patent markings referred to could not be found/verrified when artifact record was updated oct. 2001]

Missing

SOME LEVERS AND HANDLES DAMAGED/MISSING. ONE LEVER PRESENT APPEARS AS THOUGH IT COULD BE RE-ATTACHED TO CHAIR, AND IS MARKED PT.

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL FINISH; DARK RED VELVET UPHOLSTERY ON HEAD RESTS, CHAIR BACK, SEAT, ARM AND LEG RESTS. DARK RED PATTERNED FABRIC COVERS FOOT REST.

Decoration

ORNATE STENCILLING, TRAILING LEAF PATTERNS IN GREEN; GOLD LINE DESIGNS AND LEAF PATTERNS AS WELL AS CURLIQUES ETC., ON ALL PARTS OF FRAME. FABRIC COVERING ON FOOTREST FEATURES WOVEN FLORAL MOTIF.