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Who invented the rocking chair

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No one knows when the rocking chair was invented The earliest records point to a will found in Philadelphia in 1708, ChaCha on!

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Description: It is unclear when exactly the rocker was invented. The earliest records point to a will found in Philadelphia in 1708 mentioning a Windsor chair

Nov 02, 08:23pm

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Michael Thonet (1796-1871), German, is considered the inventor of the first Bentwood rocking chair in 1860. Keep ChaCha-ing!

Mar 26 2009, 01:56pm | Source: rocking chair history | www.designboom.com

Benjamin Franklin invented the rocking chair by applying rockers to the lower extremities of his straight chair. ChaCha On!

Dec 30 2008, 01:05pm | Source: on their rockers | www.designboom.com

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