single c. 1910-15 original american antique industrial "uhl art steel" backless soda fountain stool designed and manufactured by the toledo metal furniture co., toledo, oh. the fanciful four-legged tall stool retains the original weathered and worn wood seat with a red paint finish. the distinctive steel base contains four stretchers of concave metal straps connected to the legs and joined by a circular strip in the center. the antique american made stool contains a mostly uniform brushed metal finish. the fanciful cabriole style legs are structurally sound and secure. 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. measures 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches.