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`L. P. LAWRENCE.
`NURSERYJ'JHAIR.
`Patented J‘an.18,1876.
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`ILFE'I'ERSA PHOTO'UTMQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D O,
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`UNITED STATEs'
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`FFICE.
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`Lnwisr. LAWRENCE, or PORT MORRIS, NEW JERSEY.
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`IMPROVEMENT IN NURSERY-CHAIRS.
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`Speci?cation forming part of Letters Patent No. 1W2A55, dated January 18, 1876; application ?led
`November 6, 1875.
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`To all whom it may concern:
`Be it known that I, LEwIs P. LAWRENCE,
`of Port Morris, in the county of Morris and
`State of New Jersey, have invented a new and
`useful Improvement in Combined High Chair,
`Low Chair, and Table, of which the following
`is a speci?cation:
`Figure l is a side view of my improved de
`vice, arranged as a high chair, the table being
`shown in section. Fig. 2 is a top view of the
`table. Fig. 3 is a side View of the device ar»
`ranged as a low chair and table. Fig.4.is a
`side view of the chair arranged as a low rock
`ing-chair. Fig. 5 is a side view of the chair
`arranged as a low stationary chair. Fig. 6 is
`a top view of the low stationary chair. Fig. 7
`is a top view of the low rocking-chair. Fig.8
`is a detail cross-section of the table taken
`through the line 00 as, Fig. 2.
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`Similar letters of reference indicate corre
`spondin g parts.
`The object of this invention is to furnish an
`improved article of furniture which shall be so
`constructed that it may be arranged for use as
`a child’s high chair, as a low chair and table, as
`a low rocking-chair, and as a low stationary
`chair, and which shall be simple in construc
`tion and convenient in use.
`The invention consists in the table made
`with a hollow top, provided with doors, box
`and cover, catch-plates, and spring-catch, to
`adapt it to serve as a pedestal for the chair,
`and as a play-table; in the chair formed of the
`seat, upholstered on both sides, the frame with
`the ?at rail, and provided with hinged catch
`bolts, and the frame provided with the curved
`or rocker rail, the foot-rests, and the guard-bar;
`in the combination of a chair and table with
`each other, as hereinafter fully described, to
`adapt them to be used as a high chair, and as
`a chair and play-table, as set forth.
`A are the legs, and B is the top of the ta?
`ble, which is designed to serve as a base or
`pedestal for the high chair, as shown in Fig.
`1, and also as a play-table, as shown in Fig. 3.
`The legs A may be made plain or ornamental,
`as may be desired. The top B is made hol
`low and with two doors, 121, at one side of its
`cover, hinged at their outer edges, so that
`they may be turned back to allow playthings
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`for the child to be placed in the cavity for the
`child to play with, so that he will not be all
`the time dropping them upon the floor. In
`the center of thebottom of the-top'B is formed
`a large hole, in which is inserted a box or well,
`b2, to serve as a receptacle for the playthings ~
`when not required for use. The box I)2 is cov
`ered with a plate, 113, as shown in Fig. 1. ‘O
`is the chair, the seat 01 of which is upholstered
`upon both sides, and‘the two parts 02 csot' the
`frame are so formed that either may be used
`as a base or as a back and arms. The parts
`02 and e3 are formed of a bent rail, connected
`with the seat-frame by bars or posts. The
`rail of the part c2 is ?at, so that when the
`said part is used as a base, the chair may
`stand ?rmly. The rail of the part c3 is made
`longer, and is so curved as to adapt it to
`serve as rockers. The elongation of the rail
`of the part 03 gives such a form to said part
`that the child can lean back and rest comfort
`ably in it. To the forward ends of the rail of
`the part c3 are attached foot-rests c4 for the
`child to rest its feet upon, so as to‘be able to
`rock itself. To the forward ends of the rail
`of the part c2 are hinged knob or catch bolts
`05, the heads of which are inserted in slotted
`catch-plates ‘b4 attached to the table-top B.
`To the tabletop B is also attached a spring
`catch, b5, to catch upon the bend of the rail
`of the part c2 to hold the chair securely upon
`the said table when the device is arranged as
`a high chair. The hinged catch-bolts c5 and
`plates I)4 also serve to connect the chair and
`table when the chair is placed at the side of
`the table, as shown in Fig. 3. The part c3 of
`the chair-frame is also provided with a cross
`bar, 06, connecting its arms, to prevent the
`child from falling out when placed in it.
`Having thus described my invention, I claim
`as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat
`ent-
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`1. The table A B, made with a hollow top,
`B, provided with doors, Z11, box and cover b2 b3,
`catch-plates b4, and spring-catch D5, to adapt
`it to serve as a pedestal for a chair, and as :a
`play-table, substantially as herein shown and
`described.
`2. The chair 0, formed of the seat 01, up
`holstered upon both sides, the frame 02, with ?at
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`rail, and provided with hinged catch-bolts 05,. Me the chair to be placed upon the table-top
`and the frame 03, provided with the curved or or down at the side of the same, substantially
`rocker rail, the foot-rests a", and the guard-bar as and for the purpose set forth.
`06, substantially as herein shown and described.
`LEWIS P. LAWRENCE.
`3. The combination of the table B, provid-
`ed with slotted catch-plates b“, with the chair
`0, having pivoted catch-bolts 05, so as to enaa
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`Witnesses:
`REUBEN W. KING,
`WILLIAM MESSINGER.
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