BEVS CHAIRS

The image we see when we think of deckchairs in New Zealand, is the north facing side of the house, sitting on the wooden deck, and we interpret the ‘Deck" as being the deck at home... ‘Deck chairs' originally called steamer chairs were used on Cruise Liners since the 1960s, however the history of ‘folding chairs' dates back to Ancient Egypt. Various patents have been submitted such as the patent of John Cham in 1855, and later by John Thomas Moore in 1886... I am sure we will all remember the photos of early folding deckchairs on the rocky beaches of the South coast of England.

Primary location: Auckland New Zealand