The Long Forgotten Easy Chair - 745

             The Long Forgotten Easy Chair 

The Easy Chair like so many other items of its times is now a thing of the past and is now in use as  part of the household furniture in a few homes only . Even in homes which still have them ,  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 a prime place in the Verandah of the house , where the young or the old would would relax with THE HINDU Newspaper and  a HOT  CUP OF COFFEE for company . Sunday Siesta after a heavy lunch with the breeze swishing  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 and this accentuated the feel .

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

My Colleagues from Madura Coats Might remember these Dainty Teak Wood Polished Chairs with their Distinctly Continental Look 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 foldable  leg rest for added comfort was a  most welcome and looked forward to event every workday or should I say Work night  . Smokers would love this place even  more as this was the only place where Smoking was then allowed inside the Mill Compound . 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 very Easy Chairs finally laid to rest all my doubts.

On a lighter note . 

These easy chairs at our homes came with a sturdy Canvas Cloth Base to hold you  . These  were held firmly at the top and bottom by inserting a sturdy 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  noticing the same saved any mishap . I believe I was at the receiving end of a very good round of spanking from all and sundry for this mischief with the very same Hard Rounded Ruler .

Consolation  : My Son does now  have a very nice and Comfortable EASY CHAIR in his home at Ajax in Canada and thankfully this does not come with the ruler!!!

Need to be doubly careful though as I have both my lovely Grandson and Granddaughter for company .