Trestle Table & 2 Benches kit
16th cent. (Tudor) onwards. A long table designed to seat all the family. The table top rested on trestles, which were fixed in place by a central stretcher. During the early part of this period it was usual to sit on benches or settles; chairs were rare.
1/24th - £13
Settle kit
16th cent. (Tudor) onwards. Often positioned by the fire in the living room/kitchen. A high back and sides to keep draughts away.
1/24th - £8
Cottage Table and 2 Chairs kit
18th cent. (Georgian) onwards. A basic planked table and two simple ladder-back chairs with wooden seats. These would have been made by local carpenters for the ordinary working classes.
1/24th - £12
Scrubbed-Top Kitchen Table kit
Mid 19th cent. (Victorian) onwards. This table has an opening drawer for utensils. The pine top provided a useful work surface, which after use would be scrubbed down, hence the pale colour.
1/24th - £10
Box Chair kit
16th cent. (Tudor) onwards. Chairs were rare in this period and only the well-to-do possessed them. They were limited to the Lord and Lady in the large hall and may be in their bed chambers. The carved oak box type (very upright and uncomfortable looking) was in general use until the late 16th century.
1/24th - £13
A-frame Table kit
12th cent. (Medieval) onwards. A basic table on which to work and store food.
1/24th -£3
Splat-back Chair kit
18th cent. (Georgian) onwards. The splat-back chair has a ‘leather’ seat in either red or green. State which when ordering.
1/24th - £4
Dining Chair kit
Mid 19th cent. (Victorian) onwards. These chairs are based upon the dining chairs in the main room of Beatrix Potter’s home, Hill Top, in the Lake District.
1/24th - £4
Boarded Stool kit (x2)
A simple stool, often locally produced. The kit contains parts for two stools.
1/24th - £3
Postage and Packing
1 kit = £2
2 or more kits = £4
24th Tables & Chairs Kits