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Who invented the office chair with wheels?

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Who invented the office chair with wheels?
It is generally accepted that Thomas E. Warren invented the office chair. Although sketches dating back to the early 16th century of a rolling chair on wheels have been located, Warren was the one to unveil the first-ever commercially successful rolling chair. Called the Centripetal Spring Armchair, the piece debuted at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London. The American Chair Company in Troy, New York, manufactured the chair. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of office chairs.
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Acrylic Swivel Chair with Wheels, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic Swivel Armchair with wheels. Elegant and rare, swivel chair with acrylic wheels. It is
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Acrylic

Mahogany Office Chair with Bronze Wheels and Faux Leather Seating and Backrest
Located in Marbella, ES
Mahogany office chair with bronze wheels and faux leather seating and backrest.
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Late 20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Faux Leather, Mahogany

Ten White Leather High Back Bird Chairs on Wheels by Fabricius & Kastholm
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Dronten, NL
This set of 10 Model FK 6725 leather 'Bird' Chairs, also commonly referred to as the 'Tulip' chair
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

Frank Mariani Leather Desk Chair
By Frank Mariani
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Mariani Leather Desk Chair, pillowed seat and back and arms covered with Black Leather
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1990s North American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

1958, Ray and Charles Eames Red Adjustable Tilt Office Chair with Five Wheels
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
. :-) Red Alu chair 117. This beautiful office chair is mobile, rotating and adjustable in height (picture
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Sam Maloof Highback Horned Desk Chair
By Sam Maloof
Located in Chicago, IL
Sam Maloof Highback Horned Desk Chair, Oiled Oakwood reupholstered with Spinneybeck leather
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Vintage 1970s American Craftsman Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

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