A swivel, spinny, or revolving chair is a

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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

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patrician Martin Löffelholz von Kolberg in his 1505 technological

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, the so-called

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Löffelholz, on folio 10r. It is purported that

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drafted the

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in 1776 while sitting on a swivel chair of his own design.

Types and examples

Swivel chairs may have wheels on the base allowing the user to move the chair around their work area without getting up. This type is common in modern

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s and are often also re