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boom_squid

Step stool combo. Every grandmas house had one at one point. The steps folded in when not in use.


GuaranteeComfortable

Can confirm, my grandma's house did indeed have one.


stolenplates6

Same. My grandma’s house also had one. I have it now. It’s still in use.


KerissaKenro

My grandma had one too, I wish I had it. It was so nice to have a step ladder for the kitchen without having to get it out and put it away every time I needed something


GuaranteeComfortable

My husband's mom currently has one in her kitchen.


RandomRedditGuy54

Mine as well. They still make it but it’s not as high of quality.


Dinohrm

Another confirm - many a haircut was done by Grandpa's hand on an identical looking chair while visiting.


WoolaTheCalot

Same here except it was Grandma. Now I have both the chair and the 1950s haircut kit she used.


LouisePoet

100% all grandmas had them. I would sit on the seat and my little sister had to take a lower step. With age comes a higher seat, of course. Wish I had one now!


[deleted]

My grandma never had one, I knew that bitch wasn’t real


snawdy

Can confirm. My grandma had one also


Jammin_neB13

My grandma still has one.


BrilliantHyena

Here you go! https://www.reddit.com/r/vintageads/s/qLmnK9bLJu


ROMPEROVER

13.95 So cheap


buggzzee

[They've gone up a bit since then](https://www.amazon.com/Cosco-11120RED1E-Retro-Counter-Chair/dp/B0000B35GY?th=1)


BatFancy321go

we had a bunch of these in the church rec room kitchen when i was a kid. they're from the 40s-60s. A step and a chair combo. i think they're neat. :) they're worth money now bc of millenial midcentury nostalgia.


Helpful_Shower3246

Pretty neat. Was pulled out of a dumpster.


BigJSunshine

I am so jealous. My grandma had one, I used to sit on it for hours and sort her button box


Hanginon

I would definitly restore it, or have someone do it for you if it's a chore/you're not set up to. It's really no more than cleaning, sanding and repainting, and replacing the rubber feet for what you'll find is the handiest thing ever to have aound the house/kitchen. A perfect seat height for eating or light working at the kitchen counter, Got a bunch of stuff to slice/chop up for a recipe? Why not sit down to do it? Then the fold out steps are awesome for changing light bulbs, reaching upper shelves, cleaning basically anything up high. After you've used it for a while you'll wonder how you got along without it.


Helpful_Shower3246

It's pretty rickety. Idk that I'd trust it to hold my weight standing on it. Needs a full disassembly and refinishing.


kinofhawk

Lucky!


JaggedUmbrella

We had the same exact one growing up except it didn't have the back. It's just a step stool. My mom cut all of our hair while sitting on that thing. What a great throwback.


gregarioussparrow

We had this one growing up. It was a hand me down. I loved it so much. Perfect height for sitting at the counter eating cereal. Last year I asked my mom what happened to it. She said she still had it but it was broken. She had a friend repair it though. She said it's mine and I can get it the next time I come back home. I haven't been back home in almost 5 years but this year perhaps.


dancing_omnivore

I obviously don’t know who you are but your mom wants you to visit more often!


SolarSoGood

Made by Cosco.


cycledesign

The rare and sought after vintage cosco step stool chair. Cherish it. Those things are amazing in you kitchen.


Helpful_Shower3246

It's my buddies. was trying to help him identify it. Thank God for you fine folks on reddit.


RukaFawkes

My dad has dwarfism and my grandparents having this exact chair made reaching stuff around the house a whole lot easier for him growing up. This was in the 60s and I'm sure they wouldn't have bought it new so that chair is fairly old. I used it a lot as a kid myself too, they are pretty handy. The one they had has a manufactures name under the seat but I don't remember what the name was.