According to an American legend, the rocking chair was purportedly invented by Ben Franklin by simply taking a standard chair and adding rockers to it. Their popularity has only increased, and antique rockers of many varieties are highly collectable today. Cabinetmakers began producing rocking chairs in the early nineteenth century, and many examples from that era still survive today
Rocking chairs are sometimes associated with seniority and grandparents. They are also often associated with parenting, as the gentle rocking motion often soothes and quiets a fussy infant
Rocking chairs are also comfortable because, when a user sits in one without rocking, the chair automatically rocks backwards until the sitter’s center of gravity is met, thus granting an ergonomic benefit with the occupant kept at a very unstressed position and angle. Varieties of rockers include those mounted on a spring base called “platform rockers” and those with swinging braces commonly known as gliders. A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands of wood attached to the bottom of the legs . Many find rocking chairs soothing because of the gentle motion. The chair contacts with the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the ability to rock back and forth by shifting his/her weight or pushing lightly with his/her feet