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Welsh Sycamore and Ash Milking Stool
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Welsh Sycamore and Ash Milking Stool

1900 - 1920
Description

A small Welsh milking stool of typical form, the 6 cms thick, round, dished, sycamore top on three splayed, ring-turned, ash legs. (evidence of later paint finish). Now with a soft honey colour. Probably Carmarthenshire, circa 1900-20.

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
23cm (9.06")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

Havard and Havard has dated this Welsh Sycamore Milking Stool to the 1910s.

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SA1138104
Description
A small Welsh milking stool of typical form, the 6 cms thick, round, dished, sycamore top on three splayed, ring-turned, ash legs. (evidence of later paint finish). Now with a soft honey colour. Probably Carmarthenshire, circa 1900-20.
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
23cm (9.06")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

Havard and Havard has dated this Welsh Sycamore Milking Stool to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1138104
Havard and Havard
Havard and Havard
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A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs.
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Archive I A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs.

Welsh Sycamore and Ash Milking Stool

Archive II A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs. View II
Archive III A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs. View III
Archive IV A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs. View IV
Archive V A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs. View V
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Havard and Havard

Havard and Havard
Telephone 07711 006399
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Penarth
Vale of Glamorgan
United Kingdom

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Havard and Havard
Havard and Havard
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A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs.
Welsh Sycamore and Ash Milking Stool
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A small three-legged wooden milking stool featuring a circular dished sycamore seat and turned splayed legs.
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Milking stools were functional, low-seated agricultural items crafted for use in farm dairies. Their three-legged tripod configuration allowed the user to sit securely on uneven stone, dirt, or cobblestone barn floors.

These stools were typically constructed using dense local hardwoods. Sycamore was preferred for seats as it does not taint dairy products or split easily, while resilient woods such as ash or oak were used for turned splayed legs.

Authentic period examples feature hand-turned or hand-shaved splayed legs wedged directly into the thick seat plank, wear to the feet consistent with use on wet floors, and naturally aged surface patination.

A small rustic stool serves as a versatile accent piece. It functions well alongside a fireplace hearth, placed beside a bath, or used as a low riser to display ceramics, plants, or books in modern farmhouse and minimalist spaces.

Keep the wood away from direct heat sources and central heating radiators to prevent shrink cracks. Wipe clean with a dry, lint-free cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish occasionally to preserve the timber and patination.
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