.....such as the ones depicted the sunny sea-side AB logo. Are they only seen in the UK? Now I don't claim to be a world traveller; however, I have been to the East and West coasts of Canada, some Eastern states in the US, several Caribbean islands, and a couple of countries in South America and never laid eyes upon a deck chair. Any of you seen them in other countries? This is very important: (I must be bored today:))
they were developed by the British army in India in the 19th century, as collapsible camp furniture. They were first used as seaside furniture in Margate in 1898.