<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">invalids&apos; chairs</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>gouty chairs</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>wheelchairs</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>garden machines</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>touring chairs</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>chairs by function</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>mechanical furniture</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>chairs, invalids&apos;</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>invalid&apos;s chair</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Term applied to a variety of mid-19th-century chairs designed especially for those who are sick or disabled and which often have ratchet mechanisms for raising and lowering the arms, back, or footrest or with large wheels for ease of motion. Use "touring chairs" for late 19th- and early 20th-century chairs intended primarily for tourists' use on boardwalks. ]]></note></mads>