General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

METAL FRAME; SYNTHETIC (PROBABLY VINYL) COVERING OF CHAIR BODY, ARMRESTS, AND PADDED HEAD REST.

Dimensions

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

Length

69.0 cm

Width

68.0 cm

Height

130.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RAYMOND

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Minnesota

City

Minneapolis

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS CHAIR PROBABLY USED C. 1960S- 1996.

Canada

CHAIR USED IN OFFICES OF DR. JAMES DONALD ALLEN, A WELL KNOWN OTTAWA OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND GRADUATE (1931) OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY, KINGSTON.

Function

TO SUPPORT PATIENT IN SEATED POSITION FOR EXAMINATION AND/OR TREATMENT BY PHYSICAN.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF 1960S-VINTAGE EXAMINATION CHAIR USED BY OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, ETC. FOR EXAMINING PATIENTS. CHAIR HEIGHT AND ANGLE ARE ADJUSTABLE, AS IS POSITIONING OF HEAD REST. VINYLCOVERINGS ON CHAIRBODY, ARMS AND PADS ON HEAD REST ALLOWED FOR EFFICIENT CLEANING/DISINFECTING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Blue decal on chair back reads "Raymond Industries/ STYLETTE 04878RIS/ RAYMOND IND. INC. MPLS. MINN.". "5468/12-16-68" handwritten in pencil on underside of chair. Paper tag fixed to underside of chair reads " No. 88170/ UNDER PENALTY OF LAW/ THIS TAG NOT TO BE REMOVED/ EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER/ ALL NEW MATERIAL CONSISTING OF/ POLYETHER 75%/ RESIN TREATED/ COTTON LINTERS 25%/ Lic. No. Cal. 15351 (Minn.)/ This article is made in/ compliance with an Act/ of the Dist. of Columbia/ approved July 3, 1926;/ Kansas approved March/ 1923; Minn. approved/ April 24, 1929; N.J./ revised Statutes 26; 10-6 to 18. La. Act/ 467- 1948/ CERTIFICATION IS/ MADE BY THE MANU-/ FACTURER THAT THE/ MATERIALS IN THIS/ ARTICLE ARE DE-/ SCRIBED IN ACCORD-/ ANCE WITH LAW./ MADE BY/ RAYMOND INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED/ 480 HOOVER STREET, N.E./ MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55413/ DATE OF DELIVERY [BLANK] ".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

FINE WRINKLE-TEXTURED BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CHAIR SEAT & BACK, ARMRESTS, AND ON PADS OF HEADREST. BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH APPLIED TO CONE-SHAPED PORTION OF BASE. SILVER METAL CHAIR BASE, SUPPORT COLUMN, AND FRAME.

Decoration

N/A