group of eight matching original and lightly cleaned american c. 1930's antique american industrial heavy gauge steel four-legged factory passenger steamship transportation company warehouse stationary side chair or stool designed and fabricated by the toledo metal furniture co., toledo, oh. the "uhl art steel" chairs feature slightly contoured pierced metal folded steel saddle seats bolted tightly against the frames. the bases are comprised of folded and pressed sheet steel with welded joint stretchers for added stability. each backrest consists of a reinforced steel top rail with a smaller horizontal steel slat below. the metal components retain the original nicely worn and weathered army or dark olive green baked-on enameled finish. the robust stationary warehouse chairs are sleek and simple design. original hardened black rubber "shoes" intact throughout. the toledo metal furniture company, manufacturer of uhl art steel furniture offered to druggists and soda dispensers, factories and offices a line of convenient, durable, economical and serviceable steel furniture. the uhl idea was conceived and the first chair brought into existence through the "sweat of the brows" of the uhl brothers, joe and clem, in a small bicycle repair shop in toledo, several years ago. this first chair when completed, although crude in comparison with the present-day product, proved the idea a success. it at once established the u-shaped formation of cold-rolled steel as the most ingenious method invented for securing in the legs of chairs, stands and tables a maximum of strength with a minimum of weight without any sacrifice of appearance. it proved that the novel patented truss-locking device was a marvel of simplicity and strength. it proved that the uhl "brain-child" was worth a careful bringing up. seat measures 16 x 17 x 32 inches with a seat height of 25 inches. priced for the lot of eight.