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The history of folding chairs
2022-10-24
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Folding chairs or stools were used as seating in the Mediterranean during the 15th to 13th centuries BC. Chairs were also used as graves in the richest tombs. Ebony and ivory folding chairs with gold fittings have been found in Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt.
Folding chairs have been used in the Nordic Bronze Age, Ancient Egypt, Minoan Greece and Ancient Rome. Frames are mostly made of wood and rarely metal. The wood is inlaid with artistic carvings, gilded and decorated with ivory.
Folding chairs were especially popular in the Middle Ages. It is treasured as ceremonial furniture. Since the 15th and 16th centuries, folding chairs have mostly been equipped with armrests and headrests. Of course, the newer chairs that are often found in functions and activities are also called folding chairs.
An early patent for the folding chair was filed in 1855 by John Cram. In 1947, Fredric Arnold created the xxx aluminum folding chair with fabric straps for the seat and back. By 1957, the Fredric Arnold Company in Brooklyn, New York, was producing more than 14,000 chairs a day. Today, folding chairs are mainly made of hard plastic, metal or wood. Folding chairs can be divided into different categories.
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