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Child's Sackback

ike the child's Writing Arm, this child's chair is also exact bench-built duplicate of the adult version.
   It makes for a great first reader chair and can be placed next to the "big persons" chair to make the child feel right at home.
   It is sized for those children up to about age six, depending on the child.
   It's seven long rivened hand-hewn spindles supporting the arm rail are wedged to the top bow.
   It will be a family heirloom and treasure passed down among the generations.
 

 

Child's Writing Arm

n exact bench-built duplicate of the adult writing arm, this Windsor is "just right."
   I've found it makes a great coloring book chair or one for the afternoon or bedtime reading hour. It seems suited for those children up to age six, depending on the child.
  It's 20-inch oak crest is bored and firmly pegged to the seven long rivened hand-hewn spindles supporting the arm rail. The writing tablet is normally eastern white pine, but can be changed to a highly figured hardwood if you desire.
   It will be a treasured family heirloom passed down among the generations.
 

 

High Chair

his is an historic replica of a New England continuous arm highchair, circa 1770-1800. As with other highchairs of the day, it was not made with a tray or waist-bar to keep the child in place, rather this one was pulled up to the table where the child could feed itself. 
   The footrest is hand split oak and is mortised through the legs and wedged from the back side. The leg turnings have graceful thick, bulbous turnings and an extraordinarily high taper. It is a striking example of a truly masterful New England design. 
   Please keep in mind that this chair, although an exact duplicate of the original period chair, does not meet current federal and/or state safety standards. It is meant for decorative purposes only and is not to be used as a highchair.
 

 

 Child's Settee

 lthough children’s Windsor seating was somewhat common in the 1700’s, only a few child-sized settees were ever made originally. Today’s auction prices bear this out. My six-legged Sackback child’s settee is exactly the same as its adult counterpart but reduced in scale for children about 3 through 7 years of age.
    

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