THE CHAIR KING.
The is a man in-London who can claim to have given rest to the public. He is Mr. W. M. Shanly. the "Chair King.;' whose chairs dot the royal parks and other open spaces in London. With more than 30,000 chairs at Wemibley, Mr. Shanly now has about, 150,000 chairs under his control. The enter- ! prise was started seventy years ago by his father, and he himself has controlled it for forty years. Mr. Shanly supplied chairs for garden parties at Windsor Castle in the days, of Queen Victoria, and since then at Buckingham Palace for Edward VII. and the present King. Holiday-makers at a number of seaside resorts also use his chairs, and his signature, which appears on hie tickets, must be one of the most frequently produced in the country.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 245, 16 October 1925, Page 5
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135THE CHAIR KING. Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 245, 16 October 1925, Page 5
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