These are the wood craftsmen of Yorkshire, who work with oak and sign almost all of their pieces with a "critter" (aka sign-manual). The most well known of these is Robert Thompson of Kilburn - the "Mouseman".
This information was compiled from several sources, with some conflicting details, so any help in correcting errors, will be appreciated.
- Acorn: Alan Grainger (ex Mouseman)
- Beaver: Colin Almack (ex Mouseman) Beaver Furniture
- Cat: Chris Checkfield
- Cat and Mouse: ??
- Dog: Richard Collinson
- Dolphin: Peter Daynes (ex Mouseman)
- Eagle: Albert Jeffray
- Fish: Derek Slater
- Fox: Malcolm Pipes, Carlton Husthwaite (ex Mouseman) Fox Furniture
- Full Fox: Don Craven, Halstead (ex Mouseman)
- Gnome: Tom Whittaker (dec), Little Beck
- Grasshopper: John Minikin (ex Mouseman)
- Hedgehog: Nick Hill, Brompton (ex Mouseman)
- Kingpost: ?? (NOT Robert Ingham)
- Knight: Old Mill Furniture, Balk (Knight Family) website
- Lily: ?? (ex Mouseman)
- Lizard: Martin Dutton (ex Mouseman)
- Mouse: Robert Thompson, Kilburn (The Mouseman)
- Oakleaf: Fred Suffied (while working for Sid Pollard: Bagby) or David Langstaff
- Owl: Albert Harrison
- Rabbit: Peter Heap (dec), Wetwang
- Seahorse: Michael Riley
- Snail: Alan Summerscales ??
- Squirrel: Wilfred Hutchinson and son Trevor, Husthwaite (ex Mouseman)website
- Swan: Graham Duncalf, Bagby website
- Tite: Patrick Tite (ex Mouseman)
- Tortoise: see Wren
- Unicorn: Geoff Gell Coxwold Cabinet Makers
- Viking: Roger Howard (ex Mouseman)
- Woodpecker: Stan Dodds (possibly the best carver) (ex Mouseman)
- Woodworm: Nigel Dixon, Topcliffe (ex Mouseman) English Hardwood Furniture
- Wren: Robert 'Bob' Hunter, Thirlby (ex Mouseman) Wren Cabinet Makers
Vendors of Yorkshire Oak
Arts And Crafts Company: Wiltshire
Ingnet Ltd: Kent and Barnard Castle
Puritan Values Ltd: The Dome, St Edmunds Rd, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6BZ
Vendors of Oak Furniture
Westway Country Furniture: Carlton Lane, Helmsley N Yorks YO62 5HB Jeremy and Jane Dzierzek