tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post7942215270609120343..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Riding the Chamber Horse, an 18th c. Exercise MachineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-49823659134128681162019-08-25T13:07:52.013-04:002019-08-25T13:07:52.013-04:00Jane Austen's novel is named after the fiction...Jane Austen's novel is named after the fictional seaside getaway "Sanditon," which serves as the setting for the novel. It is a common misnomer to call it "Sandition," but this is incorrect. Thank you for your explanation about the chamber horse. I came upon your article while researching what a chamber horse was, prompted by my reading of Sanditon.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439494245802837406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-84800858586283275522014-03-10T14:39:26.299-04:002014-03-10T14:39:26.299-04:00I remember rather upsetting a guide in a Georgian ...I remember rather upsetting a guide in a Georgian house in Dublin when I was able to correctly identify the exercise chair and told him I had seen one previously in a country house in England. I had the feeling I had deprived him of one his highlights in giving the tour of the house as most visitors were not able to identify the chair. I think the one I saw in England was at Chatsworth.Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2363892971096764562014-03-10T12:34:37.242-04:002014-03-10T12:34:37.242-04:00Incredibly interesting! How funny to us now, it m...Incredibly interesting! How funny to us now, it makes me wonder how they will view our treadmills in 200 years!<br />Thanks for sharing!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778710423208334975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12184096241254355722014-03-10T07:28:43.002-04:002014-03-10T07:28:43.002-04:00Try riding a horse or taking a walk at minus twent...Try riding a horse or taking a walk at minus twenty degrees Fahrenheit and a 35 mph wind.<br /><br />I wonder how people actually ate those multi-course meals. Did they take a tablespoon of each item?<br /><br />Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-13366682524339862062014-03-10T07:09:29.321-04:002014-03-10T07:09:29.321-04:00you find the coolest stuff. When I first saw this…...you find the coolest stuff. When I first saw this…I thought - that is the weirdest birthing chair ever. exercise chair….ah that makes more sense. But really, why not just ride the darn horse? (I feel the same about treadmills). Bearded Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06182921236123895352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-18803288309563656772014-03-10T01:50:48.893-04:002014-03-10T01:50:48.893-04:00Oooh! Have you seen To The Manor Reborn, a BBC dcu...Oooh! Have you seen To The Manor Reborn, a BBC dcumentary about the fitting out of Avebury Manor with new, period accurate furniture and decor, so that peple can interact with it all? It has the most exquisite Georgian dining room, including an exercise horse chair like this one. Brilliant!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.com