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dolls houses & dolls house furniture
1/24th scale (half scale), 1/12th scale & commissions
e-mail: cottages@herdwicklandscapes.co.uk
tel: 01543 500416  mobile: 07760 373 113

Prices are for 1/24th and 1/12th scale furniture.  1/16th scale same price as 1/12th

Slate Slab
The cold slate slab would keep the food fresh while standing in the buttery or larder.
1/24th - £6.75
1/12th - £8.75

Butter Churn
One of the earliest types of butter churn was the plunger churn. The plunger had a perforated wooden disc at the bottom.  This was dashed up and down in the cream until butter was formed.
1/24th - £9.95
1/12th - £13.95

Peg Board
Used to hang dried herbs, etc.
1/24th - £1.45
1/12th - £2.45

A-frame Table
A basic table on which to work and store food.
1/24th - £4.95
1/12th - £6.95

Milk Pail
Probably derived from the word pale meaning a flat strip of wood, the pail was made up of flat wooden strips bound together with iron hoops, like a barrel.
1/24th - £3.95
1/12th - £6.85

Basic Shelves
A set of basic open shelves to fix on the wall and display goods.
1/24th - £2.15
1/12th - £3.15
Also available cream or green painted and distressed finish.
1/24th - £2.95
1/12th - £3.95

Wooden Wash Tub with Wash Bat(left)
A large two-handled tub used to wash clothes and to bath the children. The wash bat was a simple tool used to pound the clothes
and loosen the dirt.
                                       1/24th - £7.35;          1/12th - £8.35
Wooden Water Butt (right)
With rope handle and ‘water’.
Water collected from a stream or well was kept outside the door in a large water bucket.
                                       1/24th - £7.35;            1/12th - £8.35

Grain Bin
Variously called an ark, kist, or hutch, these large chests were used to store grain, either in the house or in the barn.  The arched lid could be upturned to use as a kneading trough. The components were fixed together with pegs, which could be removed to take the bin apart for cleaning.
1/24th - £14.95
1/12th - £18.95

Slate Sink with Bucket
17th century onwards.  A very basic sink in which to wash food, etc. There were no taps; the water was poured into the sink from a bucket. To empty the sink, the slate plug was removed and the water emptied into the bucket underneath.
1/24th - £12.25
1/12th - £15.25

Washing Copper
A large copper or, later, a cast iron cauldron built into the corner of the scullery or wash-house.  It was enclosed in a brick surround with space at the bottom for a fire to heat the water.
The fire lights up.  Available in either brick or whitewash finish.
1/24th - £32.50
1/12th - £42.50