Campaign Chair
Andre roubos 18th century book on woodworking featured designs for several pieces of campaign furniture including a folding bed chair and stool left.
Campaign chair. Speaking of which campaign chairs are a pretty chic alternative to the standard rolling desk chairs youd find at office depot. Note the furniture packed onto the camels. Antique campaign chairs campaign furniture was designed for military barrack use home use and travelling its heyday was the 18th and 19th century. Usually made of wood with brass hardware campaign style furniture was originally used by travelling armies and gained fame among british army officers as symbols of high social position.
Campaign furniture was designed to be folded up for ease of carrying in transit as it had to be carried by man and beast from donkeys to elephants. High quality modern furniture built to last a lifetime. Campaign furniture has some of the most innovative designs to date as they were specifically made to break down or fold for ease of travel without sacrificing sturdiness. The drawing below attributed to a lieutenant wilmot depicts a bengal regiment of infantry in scinde india on the move circa 1843.