This chair was first used by New Plymouth dentist Cliff Johnson who had a practice in the Devon Buildings on the corner of Liardet and Devon Streets. It is thought the chair was purchased in 1926. When Mr Johnson purchased a newer model chair some years later this chair was given to Mick Pillette, a dental technician who operated out of the same building. The chair was used to treat patients until Mr Pillette retired in 2005. Mr Pillette estimated thousands of people would have been treated in it over this time.