Hearn and Reynolds (Silver Badge)

of 1 Durham Yard, Hackney Road, London

• 1922 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Fumed** and Jacobean Oak Tables, Palm Stands, Umbrella Stands, Bookshelves, Medicine Cupboards, Hat Racks. (Stand No. C.17).

• Note: **
  • Ammonia fuming is a traditional process for darkening and richening the colour of oak. Supposedly it was discovered by observing the way that oak beams in stables were darkened on exposure to the fumes from horse urine. By exposing wood to the fumes of ammonia gas, a colour change is visible after half-an-hour or so, but 24 hours usually gives an even colour. Fuming only works where the wood is exposed, so any parts that are resting on others need to be moved half-way and re-exposed. The chemistry is an oxidation of naturally occurring tannins in the timber.

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