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What is the name of a revolving chair?

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What is the name of a revolving chair?
A revolving chair is usually called a swivel chair. Patents for the design of swivel chairs date back to the 19th century, but chairs that spin first became popular in the 1950s. Find a selection of swivel chairs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
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Vintage Ash Wood Banker's Chairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ash wood Banker's chairs, a pair, with curving crest rail and arms above eight back splats
Category

20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Red Oak Bankers Chair on Casters
Located in Germantown, MD
Well kept red oak bankers chair on casters. Good vintage condition. Measures 24"W x 24"D x 33"H x
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Early 20th C. Oak and Vinyl Upholstered Seat Rolling & Swivelling Banker's Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Oak and Vinyl Upholstered Seat Rolling, tilting and Swivelling Banker's Chair
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

An Original Pair of Art Deco Bankers Chairs English Circa 1935
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco pair of Bankers chairs. Birdseye maple veneered with solid satin birch legs. Re
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Birdseye Maple, Satinwood

Banker Chair by Ward Bennett for Brickell Associates
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Upholstered in purple/grey contract fabric. Bentwood construction.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Fabric

1930s Heywood Wakefield Walnut Swivelling & Tilting Rolling Banker Office Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
". Seat interior width is 19.5" in width and seat interior depth is 18.5". Rare walnut banker's chair.
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Walnut

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