Slat back
A back made of several narrow boards rather than one plank.
Slats replaced the single plank in the 1930s as wide timber ran out. They drain, flex slightly, and fan outward: the shape everyone now recognises. Ours has five.
A back made of several narrow boards rather than one plank.
Slats replaced the single plank in the 1930s as wide timber ran out. They drain, flex slightly, and fan outward: the shape everyone now recognises. Ours has five.