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construction, supporting and fixing the back and making it 

 absolutely rigid. 



The later and still commonly made Windsor chair, shown 

 by the side of the older rail-back, is without this, and though 

 it is well made and fitted it is apt to work loose at the points 

 where the back joins the seat. A glance at the two shows 



RUSH-BOTTOJIED CHAIR 



the much better structure and consequent stability of the 

 rail- back. 



In the case of the wheel-back armchair this strengthening- 

 is not required, as rigidity is gained by the curved horizontal 

 aim-rail and its many supports. The rounded shape of the 

 brace between the front legs should be noticed as a clever way 

 of keeping it out of the way of the sitter's legs. This chair 

 has lost the upper part of one back rail, and has also been 

 repaired with iron clips where the curved top joins the arm. 



