Highchair
The Redgate Co
Category
Childcare objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
500 mm (width); 1030 mm (height); 540 mm (depth)
Place of origin
19 Fargate
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662941
Summary
A wooden child's high chair and table with turned legs, arm rests, seat back uprights and arm rest supports. A piece of padded block leather is riveted to the two wooden splats and across the top rail on the chair back. A wooden tray is attached by an iron spring mechanism to the front of the arms. A two piece wooden footrest is raised and lowered by a wooden ratchet on an iron bar. Each front leg is hinged a third of the way down. In the same position on each rear leg is a revolving iron wheel. Between these rear legs are two shorter legs each with a revolving iron wheel attached and a metal spring. The wooden base of the high chair forms a table when the top half of the chair is unhinged and the spring mechanism released, allowing it to swing through 180 degrees. In this new position a low chair on wheels is attached to a table. Attached to two sides of the table are two rails. On each is threaded six beads (black, white, red, blue and yellow). Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Label on the seat back: 'THE REDGATE CO. (SHEFFIELD) LTD./ 19 FARGATE,/ SHEFFIELD'
Makers and roles
The Redgate Co, maker