Lizzie Borden Society Forum

Were there porch swings during the Victorian era? I'd like to know when they began and something of their history.

Absolutely! Here's a brief nugget...

http://searchwarp.com/swa47176.htm

That was interesting. Thanks for posting the link, Tina-Kate. I wonder if it was also a way for people pre-electricity days to catch some refreshing coolness.

It figures - if it was popular in Victorian times, Andrew Borden wouldn't have one. Then again, he didn't have much of a front porch.

I wonder if Lizzie had one at Maplecroft? She wrote of reading on the piazza in a steamer chair.

I love porch swings and I can imagine Lizzie swinging away in one while engrossed in a good book on a summer afternoon. Weeeeee...

The chains and hooks that suspend them from the rafters usually seem to be too light. I don't know how many "funny videos" I've see of porch swing chains breaking and dumping the people onto the porch. Funny maybe but dangerous. When I think of porch swings I think of that. It's hardwired.

-1bigsteve (o:

I love porch swings. My grandmother had a two wooden swings that faced each other on a wooden platform, and we kids used to spend hours on it. I guess it worked more like a glider. She always worried that we would break it.

Thanks for the nugget. I could imagine Lizzie swinging, lost in thought, on a beautiful summer day.