ALLWIN FOLDING WHEELCHAIR (Wheelchair)
2015/283/001
A 4 wheeled fold away wheelchair. It has a green canvas seat and arm flaps. The frame of the wheelchair is metal and black. The arm rests are wooden with leather padding on top. Both wooden arm rests have the Allwin trademark. The tyres are black and made by Dunlop. The back frame has a...
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Description
A 4 wheeled fold away wheelchair. It has a green canvas seat and arm flaps. The frame of the wheelchair is metal and black. The arm rests are wooden with leather padding on top. Both wooden arm rests have the Allwin trademark. The tyres are black and made by Dunlop. The back frame has a white rubber handle which is partly coming away.
Allwin (Richards, Son & Allwin Ltd) were a Birmingham company who made wheelchairs, toy motor cars and prams. They were located at Sidway Works, Granville Street, Birmingham.
- Claudia Davies, Curating for Change Fellow at Black Country Living Museum