All Entries in the "Peek at the Past" Category
Peek at the Past 1962 Tri-Wheeler Mobility Scooter
Here’s a real vintage mobility scooter that is not only a cool slice of wheelchair history but also comes with an interesting story on the creator.
By today’s standards the Tri-Wheeler scooter comes off spartan and certainly homemade in appearance. Similar to many other innovations it was conceived by a tinkerer and born on the farm.
Peek At The Past Powered Pediatric Wheelchair or Something?
Well now, this one has got me.
Is this a vintage pediatric wheelchair powered by big sister or is it a vintage tow-along stroller?
Peek At The Past Manual Reclining Wheelchair
Hot, stylish, and extreme. Well, maybe not, but in its day this manual reclining wheelchair was state-of-the-art wheelchair technology.
Let’s retro back to 1944 for a peek at this sturdy looking chair.
Peek at the Past Racing Wheelchair
This was the racing wheelchair that set the world of wheelers abuzz back in the 1980s.
At the beginning and for many years racing wheelchairs were nothing more than a street wheelchair modified by athletes who spent as much time with a welding torch and wrench in their hands as they did with their hands on the push-rims.
Spinal Cord Injury Peek At The Past 1893
A fascinating article from back in time. It’s about a man from Brooklyn, NY, who appeared to have suffered a spinal cord injury. Find out what it was like back 1893.
It gives unique insights into the thoughts of the day and the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Especially intriguing are the quotes from the patient and his physicians.
Peek At The Past Wheelchair Elevator Lift
It’s a grand age we live in! Assistive technology innovations and wheelchair wonders abound. And we tend to think it’s all new and just came about in our time. How self centered.
Here’s a couple from Chicago who took accessibility and technology into their own hands at a time when accessibility was just starting to become an issue and readily available commercial wheelchair elevator lifts were not even on the radar. Click through to read the story and view the larger image.
