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It was invented by a worker named Albert Parkhouse. At that time, he was a blacksmith who made lampshades for a metal wire and small handicraft company in Michigan. One day, he was angry to find that all the clothes hooks in the factory cloakroom had been occupied. He angrily took out a section of lead wire, bent it into the shape of the shoulder of his coat and added a hook on it. The invention was patented by his boss, which is the origin of the clothes hanger.
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Clothes hanger is an early kind of furniture in China. The Zhou Dynasty began to implement the ritual system, and the aristocracy attached great importance to clothes. In order to meet this need, shelves specially used to hang clothes appeared earlier. The forms and names of clothes hangers in each dynasty are different. In the spring and Autumn period, the wooden pole of the horizontal frame was used to hang clothes, which was called “truss”, also known as “wooden Shi”.
In the Song Dynasty, the use of clothes hangers was more common than that of the previous generation, and there were vivid materials. The clothes hanger in the dressing picture of the song tomb mural in Yu County, Henan Province was supported by two columns, with a cross bar growing at both ends, slightly upturned at both ends, and made into a flower shape. Two cross beam piers are used at the lower part to stabilize the column, and another cross beam is added between the two columns at the lower part of the upper cross bar to strengthen it.
The overall shape of the clothes hanger in the Ming Dynasty still maintained the traditional model, but the material, production and decoration were particularly exquisite. The lower end of the clothes hanger is made of two pieces of pier wood. The inner and outer sides are embossed with palindromes. Columns are planted on the pier, and the front and rear two carved curly grass flowers stand against the clip. The upper and lower parts of the standing teeth are connected with the column and the base pier with tenons, and the lattice connected with small pieces of wood is installed on the two piers. Because the lattice has a certain width, shoes and other objects can be placed. The lower side of the joint part between each horizontal material and the column is provided with a through carved crutch and a zigzag flower tooth support. The clothes hanger reached a high artistic level in the Ming Dynasty in terms of material selection, design and carving.
The clothes hanger in Ming and Qing Dynasties has elegant shape, exquisite decoration, meticulous carving and bright paint color. Officials in the Ming and Qing Dynasties wore black gauze red Tassels and long robes with coiled collars and horseshoe sleeves with patches in the front suffix. Therefore, the clothes hanger in the Qing Dynasty was tall. There was a cross bar on the standing tooth column with two ends protruding and carved patterns. The clothes and robes were put on the cross bar, which was called the gantry. The Qing Dynasty implemented the “easy to wear” policy and promoted the wearing of man clothes. The man’s body was tough and tall, and the clothes he wore were large and heavy. The clothes of rich and powerful people are made of silk and satin with flowers and embroidered Phoenix. Therefore, the prosperity, dignity and greatness of clothes hangers in the Qing Dynasty are not only the characteristics of this period, but also the differences from other times.
Clothes hangers in the Qing Dynasty, also known as “court clothes racks”, are mainly used for hanging men’s official clothes. Therefore, all the main beams of clothes hangers lie there proudly like two upward Double Dragons, symbolizing the prosperity of official fortune. The rest, such as “happiness”, “wealth”, “longevity” and various decorative flowers, further emphasize their values.
The clothes hanger in ancient times has a new evolution and development in modern times. The combination of traditional styles and modern practical functions has produced new household products with a unique charm.