{"product_id":"c-1930-s-original-and-fully-functional-mobile-uhl-art-steel-vintage-industrial-western-union-office-swivel-stool-with-bassick-casters","title":"c. 1930's original and fully functional mobile \"uhl art steel\" vintage industrial western union office swivel stool with bassick casters","description":"original depression era american industrial reinforced four-legged mobile western union office \"morse operator\" chair or stool designed and fabricated by the toledo metal furniture co., toledo, oh. the office chair contains an oversized composite saddle seat and matching backrest made specifically for w.u. tel. co. (western union telegraph company) morse operators. the telegraph office stool contains the distinctive steel base with four stretchers of concave metal straps connected to the legs and joined by a circular strip in the center. the bassick swivel casters remain in excellent working conditon. metal components have been refinished and treated with a cleat coat finish. the toledo metal furniture company, manufacturer of uhl art steel furniture offered to druggists and soda dispensers, factories and offices a line of convenient, durable, economical and serviceable steel furniture. the uhl idea was conceived and the first chair brought into existence through the \"sweat of the brows\" of the uhl brothers, joe and clem, in a small bicycle repair shop in toledo, several years ago. this first chair when completed, although crude in comparison with the present-day product, proved the idea a success. it at once established the u-shaped formation of cold-rolled steel as the most ingenious method invented for securing in the legs of chairs, stands and tables a maximum of strength with a minimum of weight without any sacrifice of appearance. seat height measures 18 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670067482922,"sku":"UR-16452-13","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20130204-031m_2.jpg?v=1760248294","url":"https:\/\/urbanremainschicago.com\/products\/c-1930-s-original-and-fully-functional-mobile-uhl-art-steel-vintage-industrial-western-union-office-swivel-stool-with-bassick-casters","provider":"Urban Remains Chicago","version":"1.0","type":"link"}