Club foot (furniture) Club foot (furniture) A club foot is a type of rounded foot for a piece of furniture, such as the end of a chair leg. It is also known by the alternative names pad foot and Dutch foot, the latter sometimes corrupted into duck foot. Such feet are rounded flat pads or disks at the end of furniture legs. Pad feet were regularly used on cabriole legs during the 18th century. They can be found on tables, chairs, and some early sofas. Pad feet were first seen in the French and Italian Renaissance periods and have been widely used ever
William Anderson (18th-century cricketer) William Anderson (18th-century cricketer) William Anderson, was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who was principally associated with the famous London Cricket Club. He first appears in the records on 26 June 1745 when he played in a big match at the Artillery Ground for Richard Newland's XI "versus" Robert Colchin's XI along with nearly all the best players of the day. Anderson was a good single wicket player who made frequent appearances in that type of cricket, often playing for high stakes. His last recorded appearance was in 1752 playing for London in a single wicket match.