I leqrned something, Helen, with your off-hand definition of a settle. The settles I was familiar with are moe properly called settle tables. The back of the bench folds down to make a table over the storage compartment. These were used so the owners could fold up the table top and push the whole thing against the wall, where it became seating. I've made small settle tables for the kids, but had previously not seen a settle as just a high-backed bench.
Thanks!
TEd
PS:
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