Folding stool
The folding stool (also folding stool ) is a piece of seating furniture . The seat consists of a sturdy fabric that is stretched over fixed opposing bars. A folding stool is small and light. It can be folded up quickly.
history
The folding stool was already known in the Mediterranean around 4500 years ago. This is how it can be seen on old seals from Mesopotamia . The pharaohs in Egypt are already using the mobile piece of furniture. In northern Europe, the use of folding stools is documented during the Bronze Age. In 1899 in Lower Saxony near Buxtehude, the remains of a folding stool from around 1400 BC were found: the Daensen folding stool . This folding stool was contained in a burial mound as a grave goods. In addition to the metal fittings, a piece of leather and some pieces of wood were also excavated.
Different materials were used for the seat of the stool depending on the region. There are both animal skins and animal skins such as the skin of the otter.
function
Even the Roman magistrates used the folding stool as a practical chair when traveling.
The materials used have changed over time. While the folding stool was initially made of wood and animal fur or animal skins, today it is made of light, resilient materials such as aluminum rods. Modern high-tech fabrics are used as the seat. The modern folding stool can be folded up small and so light that it can be stored in a backpack.
Folding stools are mainly used today in the outdoor area. They are used as a camping stool or as a mobile seat when fishing or hiking.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e Matthias Schulz: Messenger from the Waterkant . In: Der Spiegel . No. 18 , 2012, p. 112 f . ( online - April 30, 2012 ).
- ↑ Willi Wegewitz: The folding chair from Daensen. In: The Adventure of Archeology. Isensee, Oldenburg 1994, ISBN 3-89442-230-0 , pp. 187-193.
- ^ Faltstuhl , in: Das Großes Kunstlexikon by PW Hartmann (accessed on July 21, 2013).