Makers, Periods & Styles Library

William Tillman worked from the 1970s until the 1990s making fine quality reproduction furniture. His pieces are of the highest quality and are collectors items being sold from the famous London stores including Maples, Peter Jones and Harrods. Each piece was meticulously produced to be as close as possible to the...

A Winding Mechanism for extending tables was patented in 1861 by Samuel Hawkins. His business was taken over by Joseph Fitter in 1864 who ran a machinist shop in Birmingham, England. He produced winding mechanisms for expanding tables as well as screw expanders used for piano stools.

Yew Wood -the Yew tree is native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. It has a golden orange-brown heartwood which matures into a yellow-brown colour which is streaked with dark purple-mauve and brown patches, with veins and tiny clusters and knots of in-grown bark. It has a white to cream sapwood which provides an...