All Purpose Seating Steel Folding Chair
1944
American Seating made 10,000 of these folding chairs each day during World War II for the U.S. Military. The chair’s great versatility – from classrooms to churches, from assembly areas to sporting events – indeed, wherever movable, affordable seating was needed – made the “Amseco Folder” the go-to folding-chair of choice.
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Steel Folding Chair with Wood Seat No. 54 1950’s
The new and improved “Folding Fifties” line of folding chairs presented a trio of strong, handy chairs for cafeterias, gymnasiums, auditoriums, assembly halls, waiting rooms, libraries, dormitories, offices and many other spaces. Designed for even greater comfort than their predecessors, the famous “Forties,” the new line of chairs had wider, deeper, shaped seats and wider, deeper formed back panels. They were light and easy to carry. No sliding or binding parts meant no snagging, pinching or soiling hazards.
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Envoy Chair Model 368 1920
The design and development of the Envoy chair resulted from in-depth ergonomics research. The classroom chair was created for relaxed student posture, attained by the formed seats, deep-curved backs and selfadjusting lower rails that fit each student for near perfect posture and comfort.
Acton® Stack Chair
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City, New Jersey 1990
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Classmate Plywood Chair 1950’s
Additional seating options were created to accommodate various applications in the Education Market. This birch plywood chair had a deep, curved back that would pivot to adjust for changes in position.
In 1974, American Seating, with the help of renowned designer Hugh Acton, created the Acton Stack Chair. This stacking chair was developed to provide comfortable, ergonomic, stylish seating that could be stacked and stored quickly and easily. The unique Z-shape design is the core of its versatility and durability. The Acton expanded into an entire line of seating options, broadening its appeal and use. It now has stack, caster-base, stool, tablet-arm and beam-mounted applications.
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Bodi-Rest No. 550 1950’s
American Seating designed the Bodi -Rest as a lightweight stacking chair for a variety of classroom uses. One of the first stacking chairs created, the Bodi-Rest was developed with a new process of blow molding that captured a cushion of air inside of tough, resilient plastic.
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Folding Chair Model No. 50 1900’s
Built mostly for churches, American Seating began manufacturing folding, portable seating to give customers affordable, storable choices for multiuse spaces. The wood folding chair was furnished as a “single” or connected in rows. The low-cost chair came with a slat seat or perforated veneer.