AWM Collection Record: REL29218
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ID Number: | REL29218 |
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| Title: | Aircraft spotters chair | ||
| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Object type: | Technology | ||
| Place made: | Australia | ||
| Date made: | 1939-1945 | ||
| Physical description: (/Colour ) |
Canvas/Green; Steel; Steel-framed canvas chair which reclines to the horizontal. Rests on four spiked feet on a swivelling base. Adjustable armrests are provided with wooden cradles for use in holding binoculars and the users head is supported by a small adjustable padded leather headrest. Triangular section upper leg supports are attached to the lower portion of the frame, which is welded up from a combination of tubular and solid steel sections and painted medium green. | ||
| Summary: | Type of chair used by Australian Army, RAAF aircraft spotters and observers such as the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) during the Second World War. No known history. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:00:48 GMT
