Chaise

A Chaise (pronounced " schääs " ) or also referred Marktchaise especially in the Baden region a robust two-axle cart, were driven to the earlier goods to market. The word comes from the French chaise and actually means " chair ". It has managed by the proximity of Alsace to cross the Rhine, but changed in meaning in the Baden dialect.

Building a Chaise consists of wattle, the upper completion is reinforced with a wooden frame. Underneath is the sprung chassis. The wheels are covered with a solid rubber tire. Unlike a handcart the chaise is not pulled, but pushed to a short handle.

With the decline in agriculture chaises have largely disappeared from the streets, but sometimes find a secondary use as a transport vehicle for Father's Day or Maiwanderungen.

At the Basler Fasnacht chaises are in addition to the car used to carry the ornate motifs through the streets and present.

Other meanings

• A chaise is a two-seat carriage, drawn by horses, for example, the berlin ( Berlin Chaise ), is considered the inventor of the kurbrandenburgische Quartermaster-General Philip de Chiese or Halbchaise. A Halbschaise is an open carriage, without doors, side and front walls.
• With Chaise sometimes a woman is in the Alemannic -speaking colloquially ( and pejoratively ) referred to (eg "stupid Chaise", or in older women "old Chaise" )
• Kinderchaise is occasionally used for strollers
• In the Swabian old cars are colloquially ( and pejoratively ) referred to as chaises or " clichés / Scheesn ". The tram is called partially ( for example, in the Augsburg ) nor " radio Aschees "
• In the fairground attraction at fairs / fair the cars are referred to rides (for example, ghost trains or bumper cars ) also as Chaise

Friesian Chaise

Kinderchaise 1910

• Muscle -powered vehicle
• Land Vehicle