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"uhl art steel" american vintage industrial red enameled bent and folded steel four-legged stationary stool with maple wood seat

"uhl art steel" american vintage industrial red enameled bent and folded steel four-legged stationary stool with maple wood seat

SKU: UR-24635-16
early 1940's original american vintage industrial "uhl art steel" backless factory stool manufactured by the toledo metal furniture co., toledo, oh. the stool retains the original solid maple wood seat is free from breaks, splitting or excessive surface wear. the distinctive red painted four-legged base contains four stretchers of concave metal straps connected to the legs and joined by a circular strip in the center. structurally sound and stable. 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. measures approximately 12 x 12 x 30 with a seat diameter of 12 inches.

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