Abstract: A chair having a unitary metal frame of the so-called runner type wherein there is along each side a runner joining the bottom of the front and rear legs of such respective side of the chair, the frame being fabricated from a length of metal rod, tube or the like, the opposite ends of the length of metal being welded or otherwise permanently secured. This continuous loop of metal is shaped to provide the chair frame comprising spaced apart sides of the back and seat, the front legs, runners, and rear legs respectively and also transverse connecting reaches between the top of the sides of the back and the top of the rear legs of the chair.