This wheelchair was purchased by a Haddington family from William Millikin, an 'invalid's furniture specialist' of Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

The wheels on this chair gave some mobility to the user but they were reliant on a helper as it had to be tipped back to move. The arms are secured on screw-pegs and can be folded out of the way when entering or leaving the chair.

Accommodating the requirements of people with restricted mobility has always been expensive and the cost was normally borne by the individual or family concerned when this chair was made in the Edwardian period. Equipment as basic as this chair would only have been afforded by well-off families.