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The Sleepy History of the Deckchair

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

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The Origins of the Deck Chair

Archaeologists have found remnants of ancient folding chairs in Germany, Sweden and Jutland Denmark. The seat includes decorative pitch back inlays or patterns carved into the wood. Despite being dated to the 1400s BCE, the seat remains very well preserved. Its ash wood frame forms the shape of a letter X, with a seat of otter skin pulled across its top.

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