OLD FURNITURE 



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chair is of beech-wood stained black ; the others are of oak, 

 uncoloured. 



The oak corner-shaped chair is of a not unfrequent 

 pattern. It is solid and comfortable. The seat is not of 

 rush but of wicker. 



Black-Stained Rush-Bottomed Armchair 



Hierh-backed settles were contrivances for combining a 

 seat with security from cold draughts. As a rule they have 

 only survived in the older public-houses. 



The benches in the cottage inole-nooks were thick, solid 

 oaken planks built into the wall at their ends. 



