1940's Stacking Chairs by PEL

1940's Chairs 
 
Great design, age and patina! Absolutely stunning stacking chairs circa 1940's. 
 
Rare find by the team and we have 15 in stock at present. 
 
Designed and manufactured by PEL . Practical Equipment Ltd (Pel) was set up as a subsidiary company of Tube Investments, who were looking for new applications of their tubing. TI had already acquired Accles & Pollock, and they maintained a close relationship in the early years, sharing their expertise. They were particularly known for the production of stacking chairs, familiar to Britons in schools, hospitals, church halls and businesses. Their most popular was constructed of a tubular bent steel frame, painted in various colours with a plywood seat and backrest pot riveted onto the frame. Their earliest design was of tubular steel and canvas seat and backrest, designed in 1931. The canvas seat made the chair fairly light and easy to move and stack.At the outset, their furniture made inroads to more upmarket clients. Pel furniture was being sold by Harrods and Heals in the capital. They also supplied BBC Broadcasting House, the Wells Coates’ luxury flat development at Brighton and the De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill-on-Sea, and hotels such as the Savoy and Claridge’s in London and the Metropole in Brighton.As the posh market petered out with competition from furniture from Finland, Pel moved into the more functional market of the mass-produced stacking chairs. the functionalist practicality of their mass-produced stacking chairs. During World War Two, they supplied the Ministry of Defence and the Admiralty with canvas stacking chairs, and their range expanded to include office furniture and interiors for ships and railway carriages.
 
Our chairs are an early version and have the steel tubular frame with a lovely aged patina. The seating and backrest are formed from bakelite and again have a lovely aged patina. Practical chairs that are stackable with a great aged look and are now becoming a rare find indeed. We have cleaned the chairs, and applied beeswax to protect the patina. 
 
These chairs are so versatile, ideal for kitchen tables, bistros, coffee shops, restaurants, wedding venues, village hall parties in fact anywhere looking for a fabulous vintage look. 
Chairs are available as a lot, singles or pairs. These will sell fast! 
 
Price is per chair. 
 
Each chair measures...
 
39 cm wide
53 cm deep
78 cm high
46 cm seat height