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History of adirondack chairs and furniture
An Adirondack chair is a type of chair used primarily in an outdoors
setting. The first Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee in 1903.
He was on vacation in Westport, New York and he needed outdoor chairs
for his summer home. He tested the first designs on his family.
The original Adirondack Chair was made with eleven pieces of wood, cut
from a single board. It had a straight back and seat, which were set at
a slant to sit better on the steep mountain inclines of the area. It
also featured wide armrests which became a hallmark of the Adirondack
Chair.
The Adirondack Chair might have stayed in Lee's back yard, except for
his friend Harry Bunnell. Bunnell had a small carpentry shop and needed
a source of winter income. He used Lee's idea and started to create the
chairs.
In 1905, Bunnell received a patent for the "Westport Chair". For the
next twenty years, Bunnell produced these chairs. All of his "Westports"
were signed, made out of Hemlock and painted green or dark brown.
The Adirondack Chair has changed over the years, while maintaining the
same style and comfort. Today's Adirondack Chairs usually feature a
rounded back and contoured seat. The style has also been translated to
other pieces of furniture, anything from Gliders to Love Seats. Some
modern adirondack chairs can be made out of recycled plastic lumber in
addition to wood.
In Canada, it is often called a Muskoka chair, named after an outdoor
recreational region in southern Ontario. - Muskoka has just over 50,000
permanent residents, but an additional 100,000 seasonal property owners
spend their summers in the region every year. Many of the seasonal
properties are large mansion-like summer estates, some of which have
been passed down through families from generation to generation. Most of
these expensive properties can be found along the shores of Muskoka's
three major lakes, Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau, and Lake Joseph.
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