Self-propelled wheelchair, historically referred to as an 'invalid's chair'

Made:: 1860-1900

maker:: Merlin

Self-propelled wheelchair, historically referred to as an 'invalid's chair'

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Self-propelled invalid's chair, Merlin, 1860-1900

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Category:: Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A63545

Materials:: frame, mahogany, covers, leather, red, wheels(3), steel, axle, steel, gears (4), steel and drive shafts (2), steel

Measurements:: height 1230 mm
width 680 mm
footrest extended: length 1130 mm
weight 27.5 kg

type:: invalid chair

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Self-propelled wheelchair, historically referred to as an 'invalid's chair'

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