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2. Swivel chair - Wikipedia

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   A swivel chair with a pump to raise and lower the seat. A swivel, swivelling, spinny, or revolving chair is a chair with a single central leg that allows the seat to rotate 360 degrees to the left or right. A concept of a rotating chair with swivel castors was illustrated by the Nuremberg noble Martin Löffelholz von Kolberg in his 1505 ...

3. Ducking stool - Wikipedia

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   Ducking or cucking stool, a historical punishment for the common scold, 1896. The ducking-stool was a strongly-made wooden armchair (the surviving specimens are of oak) in which the offender was seated, an iron band being placed around them so that they should not fall out during their immersion.

4. Stool (seat) - Wikipedia

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   A stool is a raised seat commonly supported by three or four legs, but with neither armrests nor a backrest (in early stools), and typically built to accommodate one occupant. As some of the earliest forms of seat, stools are sometimes called backless chairs despite how some modern stools have backrests. Folding stools can be collapsed into a ...

5. Bar stool - Wikipedia

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   Bar stools are a type of tall stool, often with a foot rest to support the feet. The height and narrowness of bar stools make them suitable for use at bars and high tables in pubs or bars. [ 1 ] Before Prohibition in the United States, bar stools were not used in drinking establishments, but in food establishments.

6. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   The chairs would have been 90 cm high, the seat and the back support would have been 45 cm (18 inches) high. The diameter of the back is 8 cm or 3 inches. The width of the seat is 70 cm (27 in), the depth of the seat is 50 cm (20 in). The legs were 5 cm by 5 cm (2 in by 2 in) or 10 cm by 5 cm (4 in by 2 in).

7. Footstool - Wikipedia

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   Automobile pedals in a Subaru Legacy. From left to right: foot rest, clutch, brake, accelerator. A footstool (foot stool, footrest, foot rest) is a piece of furniture or a support used to elevate the feet. There are two main types of footstool, which can be loosely categorized into those designed for comfort and those designed for function.