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A photograph of a woman in a motorized wheelchair.
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Title: New Concept In Chair Design
Original caption: The newest commercially made battery wheel chair is the Mono-Drive Power Chair -- just out. Made by Everest & Jennings.
seat can be used separately
Arms drop down -- steering apparatus removable
motorized unit can be attached to any wheel chair
Centre steering, small wheels and compact mechanism give a "new Look." Complete chair: $395. Motor attachment for regular chair: $295. (Prices included battery chargers, but not batteries).
Creator: n/a
Date: 1959
Format: Photograph
Publication: Toomey Gazette
Source: Gazette International Networking Institute
Location: vol.2, no.3-4, p.12
Keywords: Assistive Technology; Cleveland, OH; Corporation; Disease; Economics; Everest & Jennings; Hospitals; Institutions; Ohio; Physical Disability; Polio; Rehabilitation; Technology & Equipment; Toomey Pavilion Respiratory Center
Topics: Science, Health & Technology
Funding Support Provided By: NEC Foundation of America