Frazier Stands

The Frazier Museum had two stands made to go with their interprers' armours. These were used for storage downstairs when the armors weren't being used. I don't know if they also used them for public display, but they don't appear to have been designed for that. I don't know who made them, or what design considerations went into their fabrication, but they have some issues. First, the good.

• They are stable.
• The wheels make them very easy to move around on a smooth floor. Since the armors are currently stored in front of a closet, this is very convenient.
• They can be adjusted for height. Each of the vertical posts is made from an upper and lower section that telescope. There are set bolts used to pick a height.
• The shoulders mostly work...

• The scrolls that provide some positional placement for the cuisses really don't work very well.
• The narrow, parallel leg position doesn't allow for a very natural stance.
• The lack of arm support works OK for the suit that has arms that hang together as one piece including the shoulder, but it doesn't really work for the suit that has separate pauldrons and arms.