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Tun Tavern Furnishings
Posted by Raven on June 17th, 2006
I can’t wait for the National Museum of the Marine Corps to open this November. I am going there and the more I read about this place, the more I think I will need a few days to check everything out! Even the furnishings being used in the restaurant sound…enticing.
IRONWOOD – Imagine Philadelphia in 1775. The owner of a waterfront tavern turned recruiter for the new Battalions of Continental Marines drew visitors with a chance to join this new military service, and the cold beer didn’t hurt either.
The wooden booths and tables in the 1685 Tun Tavern were a part of the atmosphere when the U.S. Marine Corp, as the battalion is known today, was born.
Imagine no more. The look and feel can all be had in the restaurant (not tavern) of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., once it opens in November. Hitch Exclusives, of Ironwood, designed the furniture and the semi is taking it east on Monday.
They are recreating the restaurant with first generation heart pine from Milwaukee Loon Tannery, said Hitch owners, and husband and wife, Kurt and Michele Kinnunen.
The scars and nail marks are still there and they add to the allure of the wood and therefore the restaurant. There are four sets of booths, five round tables and 20 chairs.
I love the look of this furniture: The old heavy pine pieces scarred and nicked up. It’s rustic look and charm is very natural looking. All my furniture is like this- antiques and all. I ordered a catalog from this little company too…
As for the restaurant—I’m sure the food will be awesome and the beer better be ICY cold. I’ll write a review after I pay homage a few times.
