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Ironing Chair

Original Late 1930'S Vintage Industrial "Health" Chair
Located in Brussels , BE
it launched the Health Chair, which facilitated "a scientifically correct ironing posture," to
Category

Vintage 1930s Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

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"Burnt Offering No. 3" - Abstract Mixed Media
By Dawn Southworth
Located in New Haven, CT
Offering No. 3" features delicate line drawings of household lamps and chairs that have been drawn
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Gathering, original beach painting by Stephen Coyle
By Stephen Coyle 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
A beach is seen from above with a colorful lineup of chairs, kayaks and coolers, clearly together
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Alkyd

Health Chair by Herman A. Sperlich for Ironrite Inc., US, 1930s
By Herman A. Sperlich, Ironrite Ironer Company
Located in Berlin, DE
. Important American modernist work chair designed for use with an ironing machine. Painted steel and
Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 12 Knoll Brno chairs in original vintage Spinneybeck Saddle leather.
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Dronten, NL
Marvelous set of 12 Brno chairs designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll in original vintage
Category

Vintage 1970s American Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
Located in York County, PA
furniture, a trait it shares with paint-decorated Pennsylvania chairs and settees. Author Joan Palicia
Category

Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture

Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
H 32.75 in W 48 in D 15 in
Modern Furniture, its Design and Construction by Mario Dal Fabbro, 1950
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in London, GB
drawings and black and white photographs, the book features numerous designs from chairs and tables, to
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Herman Sperlich Health Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Made to facilitate "a scientifically correct ironing posture", the "Health Chair" stimulated the
Category

Vintage 1930s American Chairs

Materials

Metal

Herman Sperlich Health Chair
Herman Sperlich Health Chair
H 26.5 in W 16.4 in D 19.5 in
Ironrite Health Chair
By Herman A. Sperlich
Located in Los Angeles, CA
while ironing clothes. The Health Chair was thus a pioneering attempt at ergonomic design. In the
Category

Vintage 1930s American Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Ironrite Health Chair
Ironrite Health Chair
H 26 in W 17 in D 19 in
Pair of Hans Olsen Attributed Canvas and Teak Sling Chairs, Sweden, 1970
By Hans Olsen
Located in Hudson, NY
A very cool pair of sling chairs with canvas draped from top to chair seat front and supported with
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Canvas, Teak

Receding Tide, original beach painting by Stephen Coyle
By Stephen Coyle 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
A couple sit together in low beach chairs as they share a blue and yellow beach umbrella. A few
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Alkyd

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Questions About Ironing Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    In Britain, John Wilkinson made the first mass-produced iron chairs during the 1770s. However, handcrafted iron chairs appeared much earlier. In the mid-thirteenth century, King Edward I commissioned three iron chairs for St. Paul’s Cathedral. The artisan who made these pieces is unknown. On 1stDibs, find a range of iron chairs.