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- Mechanical Toy, Woman Pushed in Rolling Chair, 1889-1900 - This small toy was made by Ernest Paul Lehmann, a German toy maker in the late 1800s. The colorful lithographed tin toy operates by a friction wheel mechanism. Once set in motion, the man merrily pushes the rolling chair while the woman fans herself and enjoys the ride.
- 1889-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Mechanical Toy, Woman Pushed in Rolling Chair, 1889-1900
This small toy was made by Ernest Paul Lehmann, a German toy maker in the late 1800s. The colorful lithographed tin toy operates by a friction wheel mechanism. Once set in motion, the man merrily pushes the rolling chair while the woman fans herself and enjoys the ride.
- Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930 - Rolling chairs, introduced in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1884, were the only vehicles allowed on the resort town's popular boardwalk. Boardwalk businesses offered the chairs -- along with attendants to push them -- to tourists for rent. In 1891, Atlantic City began to capitalize on the practice, collecting a $10 licensing fee for each of the chairs.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930
Rolling chairs, introduced in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1884, were the only vehicles allowed on the resort town's popular boardwalk. Boardwalk businesses offered the chairs -- along with attendants to push them -- to tourists for rent. In 1891, Atlantic City began to capitalize on the practice, collecting a $10 licensing fee for each of the chairs.