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There were many prototypes of the wheelchair. One was the wheelbed, which dates circa 535 A.D. This design was primarily used for children. Another one dates back to in the 500's as well. This was a three-wheeled chair.

The first serious wheelchair (originally called an invalids chair) was made for Phillip II of Spain circa 1554.

In 1655, a young disabled watchmaker called Stephen Farfler built a three wheeled vehicle to transport himself. This was the first self-propelled wheelchair - although it looked very different from today's wheelchairs. It had a box like design, and to propel himself along Stephen turned a lever attached to the front wheel.

In 1881, wheel rims were invented to keep cleaner hands. It wasn't until the early 1900s that the name stuck. Before that, tons of names were used.

Finally, in 1933, Harry Jennings invented a light weight steel wheelchair for his friend Herbert Everest. The wheelchair was collapsible and could fit into the boot of a car. The pair saw the potential of the invention, and the company they set up became the first mass-manufacturer of wheelchairs: Ernest and Jennings international

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"It is uncertain as to what can be considered the first wheelchair, or who invented it. The first known dedicated wheelchair (invented in 1595 and called an invalids chair) was made for Phillip II of Spain by an unknown inventor. In 1655, Stephen Farfler, a paraplegic watchmaker, built a self-propelling chair on a three wheel chassis."

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The steel folding wheelchair was invented in 1932

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Canadian inventor George Klein designed the electric-powered wheelchair for disabled veterans returning from WWII.

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the person that invented it, Harry Jennings, probably was the first to test it.

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A Mr. Andrew Wyeth

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