Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Hand-coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.
Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Hand-coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.
Wellcome Collection

Merlin's mechanical chair for the elderly or infirm: the design incorporates hand-cranks, wheels, gears and an adjustable back and footrest. Hand-coloured etching with aquatint, 1811.

1811

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Merlin's mechanical chair.

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