Step Stool

Name/Title

Step Stool

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.73

Description

Multi-colored wooden step stool that converts into a small chair. When folded down into a step stool, there is a small lower step with two planks: one blue and one green. The upper step consists of three planks: the outer two yellow and the center black. The central plank has white printed illustrations of a child standing on a step stool to reach a sink, a prancing cartoon lamb, the Newton & Thomas logo, a child sitting in a small chair, and a television set. The outer two planks have the red printed or stenciled inscription, "It's just the proper size for me/To see the shows on my T.V." When folded into a chair, the lower step swings up and rests against two pegs on the side of the stool. The back of the chair is printed with the white inscription, "When I sit down to have a rest/I like this little chair the best."

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1950 - circa 1970

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stool, Step

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Chair, Folding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stool

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Wood