Weirdest Victorian Invention: The Bustle-Chair (and we made one)
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Published 2020-11-20
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An alternative method for solving the "How do I sit in a bustle?" question! Watch as we try to build this darn silly chair out of wood and metal, and then put it to the test, both with and without the full 1880's bustle dress.
The image you might have seen haunting social media comes from the Scientific American, January 15th, 1887 edition: books.google.com/books?id=E6IzAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA36&dq…
The December 1886 patent by Ivy Baldwin:
patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/de/b1/a6/525f9…
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:56 Construction
12:14 Trying it on
18:44 Getting Dressed
21:51 Adventures!
24:14 Weight of Chair and Dress
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