Description
This extraordinary piece of American ingenuity is a fully functional three-way convertible: a step stool ladder, a high-back chair, and a full ironing board all rolled into one handcrafted wooden unit. The step ladder configuration stands approximately 44 inches tall with two generous steps, while the chair mode reveals a decoratively scalloped apron beneath the seat platform sitting at roughly 24 inches high. The ironing board top measures approximately 40 inches long with the classic tapered nose shape, and the whole assembly pivots and folds using a clever system of wooden arms and large bolt hardware. Built from solid pine with a warm honey-brown patina, this piece shows honest age-appropriate wear including surface scratches and a small folding ruler inset into the step platform, suggesting serious domestic pride from a bygone era.
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Category: Furniture