Exercise chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1830
Materials
Mahogany, rexine, brass, iron
Measurements
1385 x 682 x 575 mm
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Parke Estate, Devon
NT 1296528
Caption
Fancy swapping your exercise bike for one of these? These chairs were popular during the 18th and 19th centuries and were often called 'chamber horses' because the users bounced up and down in a similar way to riding a horse.
Summary
Exercise chair with sprung rexine seat, early 19th century.