Definitions for tramp chair
tramp cha·ir

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1. tramp chairnoun

   A form of mild torture, in which the victim is put in a small cage taking the shape of a chair.

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1. Tramp chair

   The tramp chair was a one-person restraining device used by American police, largely during the 19th century, as a mild form of torture and public humiliation. Invented in the early 19th century, the tramp chair was a cage made of bent and riveted metal straps in the shape of a chair. An individual could be placed inside the chair and locked up securely, the chair thus acting as a jail cell, particularly in towns too small to build a jail. It was sometimes placed on a wheeled platform so it could be moved around easily.As its name suggests, the tramp chair was often used for vagrants who could be left inside it for a day or two as encouragement to move along. Made of iron, it would heat up or cool down uncomfortably depending on the weather, and town residents could jeer at and harass the occupant. It left no room to move around, so it would be very uncomfortable to sit in for a prolonged stretch of time. The American Police Hall of Fame and Police Museum in Miami states that "often the prisoner was stripped naked and the kids from the area would poke him with sticks." The tramp chair was invented and made by Sanford Baker of Oakland, Maine. An original chair is in the Smithsonian and another is in the Bangor (Maine) Police Museum. The first person ever known to escape from this device was escapologist Theodore Hardeen, the brother of Harry Houdini.

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1. Tramp chair

   The tramp chair was a one-person restraining device used by American police, largely during the 19th century, as a mild form of torture and public humiliation. Invented in the early 19th century, the tramp chair was a cage made of bent and riveted metal strapping into the shape of a chair. An individual could be placed inside the chair and locked up securely, the chair thus acting as a jail cell in towns too small to build a jail. It was sometimes placed on a wheeled platform so it could be moved around easily. As its name suggests, the tramp chair was often used for vagrants who could be left inside it for a day or two as encouragement to move along. Made of iron, it would heat up or cool down uncomfortably depending on the weather, and town residents could jeer at and harass the occupant. It left no room to move around, so would be very uncomfortable to sit in for a prolonged stretch of time. The American Police Hall of Fame and Police Museum in Miami states that "often the prisoner was stripped naked and the kids from the area would poke him with sticks." The tramp chair was invented and made by Sanford Baker of Oakland, Maine. An original chair is in the Smithsonian and another is in the Bangor Police Museum.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tramp chair in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tramp chair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tramp_Chair
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramp_Chair
3. ^ Wikidata
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