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Type of Object
Furniture, medical
Date of Manufacture
1910-1920
Physical Details
Steel examining chair for an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist. Chair is all steel with white enamel finish on the chair back and legs. Has a round, nickel-plated steel seat, which is height adjustable. Armrests are also nickel-plated steel and attached to the chair by large wing nuts. Back of chair can be adjusted to any angle by pushing one of two foot pedals. Headrest consists of black leather pads on a steel post, which is attached to the back of the chair.
Dimensions (L x W x H)
110 cm. x 61 cm. x 61 cm.
Topical Subject
Office furniture; Chairs; Metal furniture
Accession Number
1987.8.50
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Otolaryngology Specialist Chair, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00161.jpg
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2010.