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A chair designed for use by the deaf, incorporating a hearing device. Engraving with etching, 1770/1830?.

Royal patent adjustable invalid chair, shown in horizontal and upright positions. Coloured etching, 1810.

An adjustable sofa for use by invalids, patented by Samuel James. Engraving with etching, 1800/1820?.

An invalid being drawn through a garden in an early wheelchair, called the 'voiture de malade'. Lithograph, 1830/1860?.

An invalid strapped into a special chair, next to him is a table full of medicine bottles. Coloured lithograph.

Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.

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Chairs for people with disabilities

Images from the collections

Images about Chairs for people with disabilities

Works from the collections

An invalid being drawn through a garden in an early wheelchair, called the 'voiture de malade'. Lithograph, 1830/1860?.

Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.

Royal patent adjustable invalid chair, shown in horizontal and upright positions. Coloured etching, 1810.

An invalid strapped into a special chair, next to him is a table full of medicine bottles. Coloured lithograph.

A chair designed for use by the deaf, incorporating a hearing device. Engraving with etching, 1770/1830?.

Chairs for people with disabilities

Images from the collections

Images about Chairs for people with disabilities

Works from the collections

An invalid being drawn through a garden in an early wheelchair, called the 'voiture de malade'. Lithograph, 1830/1860?.

Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.

Royal patent adjustable invalid chair, shown in horizontal and upright positions. Coloured etching, 1810.

An invalid strapped into a special chair, next to him is a table full of medicine bottles. Coloured lithograph.

A chair designed for use by the deaf, incorporating a hearing device. Engraving with etching, 1770/1830?.

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