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Chair, Folding

Object number2011.31.1

Date1932-1946

Mediumwood; iron; paint

Credit LineGift of Benswanger Family

DescriptionFolding stadium seats. Painted gray. Metal framework with three wood boards across seat backs and five wood boards as each seat bottom. Three vertical metal framework sections; each section has two feet. Chips in gray paint reveal green paint underneath. Red stenciled number on front top board of each seat back. Text hand-carved into proper right foremost seat panel. Raised text on proper left side of each back leg, possibly maker's mark.Dimensions32.5 x 41 x 17.5 in. (82.6 x 104.1 x 44.5 cm)
InscriptionsRed stenciled number on front top board of each seat back: proper right seat has "13" and proper left seat has "14".

Text hand-carved into proper right foremost seat panel "RW" and "J.T."
MarksRaised text on proper left side of each back leg "LL / 5".
Historical NotesThese stadium seats are from Forbes Field and were originally attached to the ground. The chairs were grandstand seats.

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