Show invented the rocking chair credit for the invention in venton of the rocking chair goes to B bergui en m franklin who is responsible to ays 0 many of the things that make everyday life pleasanter plea santer the story goes that fra fraaklin aklin took a slat back chair and whittled out a pair of rockers tor for it si so he could really loll 1011 in leisure though truth to tell its hard to believe that the versatile philadelphian rocked away much of his life this chis rocker was first made about 1750 and by 1800 it was widely used and continued to be a popular american custom till recent years it has never nefer been used much any where but in america |