Wheelchair

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Wheelchair

Entry/Object ID

42.97.1

Description

Wheelchair. Material: wood, metal, wicker. Size: 26 1/2" W. x 46" L. x 43 1/2" H. Description: natural wood - caned seat - wooden footrest caned at upper end - two front smaller, swiveling metal wheels - two larger rear metal spoked wheels - double with outer wheel being wood & for the hands; wheels are metal not rubber; seat sits on large heavy buggy-style spring - turned wood rear pushing bar.

Context

Used by donor's grandfather, Andrew Matz, after his stroke in the late 1930s. He was the son of the Andrew Matz mentioned in Child's History of Waseca County.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wheelchair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

August 6, 1997

Update Date

November 21, 2024