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Shaker tilting chair
Chair with swiveling feet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shaker tilting chair – named for its ball bearing or ball and socket[upper-alpha 1] button mechanism assembled to the back two legs of a wooden chair – allowed a person to lean back in the chair without slipping or scraping the floor.[upper-alpha 2]
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