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- Dollhouse Potty Chair, 1946-1960 - Dollhouse toys, like this potty seat, reflect the housekeeping and childcare tasks expected of postwar women. Renwal Manufacturing Company of Mineola, New York, made inexpensive plastic dollhouse furniture along with other children's toys.
- 1946-1960
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Dollhouse Potty Chair, 1946-1960
Dollhouse toys, like this potty seat, reflect the housekeeping and childcare tasks expected of postwar women. Renwal Manufacturing Company of Mineola, New York, made inexpensive plastic dollhouse furniture along with other children's toys.
- Child's Rocking Commode Chair, 1775-1800 - A potty seat on rockers? Does this design tempt fate? Unlike an adult's pot chair of the 18th century, this one makes no pretense about its purpose.
- 1775-1800
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Child's Rocking Commode Chair, 1775-1800
A potty seat on rockers? Does this design tempt fate? Unlike an adult's pot chair of the 18th century, this one makes no pretense about its purpose.
- Commode Chair, 1750-1770, Photographed at Ernest LoNano Interiors, New York, 1950-1953 - The firm of Ernest LoNano -- active from 1912 into the 1980s -- was known as the premier re-upholsterers of antique American furniture. Museums from coast to coast sought the advice of three generations of LoNanos for accuracy in period upholstery fabrics. The company specialized in adapting historic fabrics for reuse. This photograph documents the re-upholstery process on The Henry Ford's furniture by the firm.
- 1950-1953
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Commode Chair, 1750-1770, Photographed at Ernest LoNano Interiors, New York, 1950-1953
The firm of Ernest LoNano -- active from 1912 into the 1980s -- was known as the premier re-upholsterers of antique American furniture. Museums from coast to coast sought the advice of three generations of LoNanos for accuracy in period upholstery fabrics. The company specialized in adapting historic fabrics for reuse. This photograph documents the re-upholstery process on The Henry Ford's furniture by the firm.
- Potty Chair, circa 1947 -
- circa 1947
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Potty Chair, circa 1947
- Commode Chair, 1750-1770 - The chamber pot that originally fit under the seat of this chair is hidden by the unusually low "apron," or piece of wood below the seat front. Chairs of this type were intended to serve the needs of the elderly or infirm, yet remain fashionable.
- 1750-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Commode Chair, 1750-1770
The chamber pot that originally fit under the seat of this chair is hidden by the unusually low "apron," or piece of wood below the seat front. Chairs of this type were intended to serve the needs of the elderly or infirm, yet remain fashionable.
- Child's Toilet Chair, circa 1830 -
- circa 1830
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Child's Toilet Chair, circa 1830