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English: Wheelchair designed by Marilyn Hamilton, 1983, The Quickie. 1999.0303.1.

Sunrise Medical Mobility Description The history of disability is represented in the museum's collections by a range of artifacts, such as prosthetics, rehabilitation equipment, splints, crutches, and canes, Braille writers, hearing aids, wheelchairs, assistive devices and disability rights-related artifacts. This yellow sports wheelchair, donated by its creator, Marilyn Hamilton, was one of the first "ultralight" designs. Inspired by the aircraft industry, ultralights used lightweight aluminum (Hamilton was a hang-gliding enthusiast) and improved maneuverability in ways that revolutionized mobility for wheelchair users in the early 1980s. Hamilton used this chair as a tennis champion and went on to found Quickie wheelchair company. Credit Line Gift from Marilyn Hamilton 1980s ID Number 1999.0303.1 accession number 1999.0303 catalog number 1999.0303.1 Object Name Wheelchair Physical Description metal (frame material) rubber (wheel material) fabric (seat material) yellow (frame color) Measurements overall: 75.3 cm x 74 cm x 90 cm; 29 21/32 in x 29 1/8 in x 35 7/16 in crate: 41 in x 48 in x 37 1/2 in; 104.14 cm x 121.92 cm x 95.25 cm See more items in Medicine and Science: Medicine Health & Medicine Family & Social Life National Museum of American History Record ID nmah_473153 Metadata Usage (text) CC0 GUID (Link to Original Record)

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