Catalogue illustrations of Gendron's "Ideal rolling chair" in use by people working at a desk, eating dinner and playing the piano.

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Title

Catalogue illustrations of Gendron's "Ideal rolling chair" in use by people working at a desk, eating dinner and playing the piano.

Subject

Wheelchair use

Description

Catalogue page of Genron's "Ideal rolling chair" with three photographs of use in the middle-class home. 1 - a: man in a business suit sits in the chair working at a roll-top desk. 2 - two men in suits and two women in shirtwaists and long skirts sit at a dining table, three using dining room chairs and one woman in a wheelchair. 3 - a woman in high-collar shirtwaist and long skirt sits in a wheelchair while playing the piano. The large back wheels dominate each photograph.

Creator

Gendron Wheel Company

Source

Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, Library, Special Collections, Trade Catelogues

Publisher

Carleton University Disability Research Group

Date

circa 1913 - 1914

Contributor

Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation

Rights

Use for educational purposes. For commercial use or use by commercial entities, contact Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation.

Format

Digitized document

Type

Catalogue

Identifier

CMST_L05315_1.5ab

Coverage

Canada circa 1913-1914

Collection

Citation

Gendron Wheel Company, “Catalogue illustrations of Gendron's "Ideal rolling chair" in use by people working at a desk, eating dinner and playing the piano.,” Mobility Histories, accessed March 28, 2024, https://mobilityhistories.omeka.net/items/show/7.

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