Eureka Reporter | 1905-12-01 | Page 6 | Is Oldest Chair in America

IS OLDEST CHAIR IN AMERICA still in use though bu it before columbus D sc country when gov pennypacker in han over penn delivered the presenta alon address at the unveiling of the hanover battle monument he mccu pled on the speakers stand the oldest chair in america the chair Is a massive piece of work it was made in yorkshire eng in 1430 and represents the style of chair architecture popular in those days english oak inlaid with varl ous kinds of wood was used in its construction the back Is handsome ly carved and at the top figures ol 01 birds are engraved the joints are mortised and and held together with wooden pegs kept as an heirloom the chair has been passed down from father to son for many generations sixty two years before columbus discovered america this chair was built and remained in the town ol 01 bagley named after the ancestors ol 01 the present owner during the reign of twenty english kings and queens after a brief stay at leeds it wa taken to manchester in 1856 the ancient chair was brought to this country in the shir mary hale during the civil war H was in richmond va when the own er temporarily left it in the care ol 01 a friend while he escaped to th north subsequently it was sent tc watertown N Y and in 1894 wa brought to hanover many offers were made for the his relic before it was brought to this country and it has been sought for exhibition in independence hall the chair has been taken to public meetings many times and many dis men have sat in it phil adelphia press