If you are looking to create a quintessential, country house look, our 25cm Monkey Tail Window Stay fits the bill perfectly. Designed for use on side opening timber casement windows, this forged iron window stay is crafted from high quality steel and finished in our traditional beeswax for a soft black, rustic appeal that will give your home a heritage feel. An essential fixture for casement windows, window stays will keep your window open and in place when the window is open, and securely shut when the window is closed.
All our forged iron window stays are handcrafted here at our Suffolk workshops using traditional metalworking techniqus that have been passed down through the generations. Beeswax is a method used for treating metal since Tudor times. After forging, the metal is heated until it darkens and dipped into hot beeswax to give it its distinctive soft black appearance. Our monkey tail window range is a traditional design that suits period properties or interiors where you wish to introduce some country house style.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Length: The overall length is 29cm, from end to end. The stay alone is 25cm.
Sizes: It is available in 3 lengths (25, 30 & 35cms) and works with a variety of window sizes.
Finish: Beeswax - A traditional metalworking technique used since Tudor times to give a rustic, soft black finish. The metal is heated until it darkens and then dipped in natural beeswax which gives it a lovely soft black wrought iron effect that looks fabulous in any traditional or contemporary interior. As beeswax is a natural finish that reacts with the underlying metal during the forging process, it often has a subtle, slightly mottled patina with undertones of deep grey or ochre. It is not waterproof, so will need to be re-waxed occasionally.
Kindly note, we do not recommend the beeswax finish for use in a humid environment, as it is harder to maintain and may rust. We feel Matt Black is a preferable option.Additional information: Our window stays are designed for side-hung casement windows. They won't work on a top-hung casement window because the angle of opening is too steep. The stay needs to sit flat to latch into the peg holes and a top hung casement window produces a steep angle that prevents the stay from latching into the peg holes. Instead, you will need to use a friction hinge that is not currently in our product range.