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It is a two-story, frame pattern book house, built in 1909. Also on the property is a contributing frame garage and slate sidewalk. It was the home of Calvin A. Buffington, who patented a folding chair design that he manufactured in Berkshire until 1926.
Samsonite International S.A. is an American [4] premium luggage manufacturer and retailer, with products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases. The company was founded in 1910 in Denver , Colorado , United States.
On July 7, 1911, Nathaniel Alexander patented a folding chair [6] whose main innovation was including a book rest. [7] In 1947, Fredric Arnold created the first aluminum folding chair with fabric strapping for the seat and back. By 1957, the Fredric Arnold Company of Brooklyn, New York, was manufacturing more than 14,000 chairs per day.
A deckchair (or deck chair) is a folding chair, usually with a frame of treated wood or other material. The term now usually denotes a portable folding chair, with a single strip of fabric or vinyl forming the backrest and seat. It is meant for leisure, originally on the deck of an ocean liner or cruise ship. It is easily transportable and ...
American Tourister is a brand of luggage owned by Samsonite. Brothers Sol and Irving Koffler founded American Luggage Works in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1933. [1] [2] In 1993, American Tourister was acquired by Astrum International, which also owns Samsonite. [3] Astrum was renamed as the Samsonite Corporation two years later. [4]
Standard folding stadium seats (FCB in red and silver colors) in the National Stadium, Warsaw. A folding seat is a seat that folds away so as to occupy less space. When installed on a transit bus, it makes room for a wheelchair or two. When installed on a passenger car, it provides extra seating.
While production of Puritan phonographs ceased between 1922-1923, the Puritan record label lasted until the late 1920s. The Great Depression ultimately ended all phonograph and record production for the Wisconsin Chair Company. [4] Post-Depression. After Bostwick's death in 1935, Wisconsin Chair was run by Otto Moeser, a company trustee. [5]
The Adirondack chair is an outdoor lounge chair with wide armrests, a tall slatted back, and a seat that is higher in the front than the back. [1] Its name references the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York .