Wheelchair
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MOTORIZED
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0514.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Argson
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- 4099
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Steel frame/ metal parts/ wooden floor & seat panels/ rubber tires, hand grips/ leatherette seat cover
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 228.0 cm
- Width
- 83.8 cm
- Height
- 93.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Motorcycle engineering
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Argson
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Early 20th century example of a type of wheelchair who's purpose was to increase patient mobility. - Function
-
To provide personal transportation of the elderly or infirm. - Technical
-
Allowed for easier transportation of elderly people, people with disabilities, or those with mobility needs. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Stamped into engine is: `4099'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Originally all black/ bare wood can be seen on floor
- Decoration
- In cast raised figures the letter `a' appears on axle hubs & on one handle end
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Argson, Wheelchair, after 1920, Artifact no. 1975.0514, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0514.001/
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