Early History Collection Metadata Dublin Core Title Early History Subject The Early History of the Wheelchair in Canada Description Photographs of museum artifacts, trade catalogues and original text on the history of the wheelchair from circa 1890 to 1950 Creator Dorothy J. Smith Publisher Carleton University Disability Research Group Date circa 1880 to 1950 Contributor Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation; City of Ottawa Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, West Hants Historical Society Rights Photographs by Dorothy J. Smith Type still images, text Coverage Eastern Canada, 1880 to 1950 Collection: Early History Sort by: Title Creator Date Added / 2 pages Patent drawings showing mechanisms for converting from rocker to rolling invalid chair. Antonete Marie Sophie Goldschmidt, September 3, 1877 Patent drawings with expanded view of steering rod mechanism. Thomas Minniss, May 10, 1853 Wheel closeup Gendron Wheel Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1900s to 1940s