The long forgotten EASY CHAIR - 501

 The Long Forgotten Easy Chair 

The Easy Chair like so many other items of its times is a thing of the past and it seen only in a few homes where it finds space mostly as an Antique Possession. Many in the current Millennium might not have even heard or  seen them . 

In our times it occupied the prime of place in the verandah of the house , where the young or the old would would relax with THE HINDU or HOT COFFEE for company . Sunday Siesta after a heavy lunch with the breeze as it swishes past you from the palm trees was always a heavenly feel. Bungalow no 281 or 620 where I grew up in Kharagpur had trees all around our Compound. 

Smaller Houses are  now the preferred choice . Space being at a premium in the Apartment  Complexes the Easy Chair has had to make way for the 3 Seater Sofa or a 3+2 Set .

My Colleagues from Madura Coats Might remember these dainty chairs with their distinctly Continental Touch   in  the Staff Canteen . There were at least half a dozen such chairs in the spacious Rest Room . A few minutes rest after Snacks and Coffee in the canteen especially during the night shifts on these sturdy Chairs with the leg rest for added comfort was a  most welcome and looked forward to event every workday . Smokers would love this place even  more as this was the only place where Smoking was still allowed inside the Mill Compound  during our times . Initially , I had always wondered if this had the official sanction of the Management . The presence of TWO ELECTRIC CIGARETTE LIGHTERS at vantage points near these Easy Chairs finally laid to rest all my doubts.

On a lighter note . 

These easy chairs came with a sturdy Canvas Cloth Base to hold you  . These  were held firmly at the top and bottom by inserting a round wooden ruler across its width . The story goes around that once ,  I as a kid during the vacation at Ravanasamudram had removed the binding ruler even as my Grandfather was getting ready for his regular afternoon siesta. A timely miracle of someone else noticing the same saved any mishap . I believe I was at the recieving end of a very good round of spanking from all and sundry for this mischief with the aid of this very same Hard Rounded Ruler .

Consolation  : My Son does have a very nice and Comfortable EASY CHAIR in his home at Ajax in Canada and thankfully this does come without  the ruler!!!