Movable articles in a room or establishment that render it fit for working or living. It includes items such as chairs, tables, cabinets, bookcases, etc.
Items which are fixed in some way and are intended to enhance the PRoW. This includes, signposts, waymarks, information boards, benches. Some are legal duties others are powers.
The furniture aboard a ship may be divided into two groups, built-in and portable. Built-in furniture consists of berths, seats, lockers, side boards, etc., that are an integral part of the joiner work of the ship. Portable furniture consists of arm chests, bedsteads, benches, boxes, bureaus, chests, chiffoniers, desks, file boxes, lockers, sofas, swinging berths, tables, toilet racks, wash basin stands, wardrobes, etc. Benches include seats for the crew and steerage passengers, work benches for carpenter, engineer or mechanics. Boxes include ice boxes, and lockers include provision lockers, chronometer lockers, etc.