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<p>[QUOTE="Logan09, post: 64761, member: 311"]<img src="http://www.fixpicture.org/medias/1435343033_tmp_IMG_20150626_122835723.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.fixpicture.org/medias/1435342924_tmp_IMG_20150626_111752639_HDR.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> To make a long story short these are from my neighbors house(Front porch hence the condition). The owners were in there 90's, and their parents owned the house and I believe these were theirs originally. Their nephew who is in his 60's said he remembers them always being there. They were pretty wealthy individuals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both are leather with what looks like Mahogany rocker legs. All pieces are there even though some popped off when moving. They're packed with burlap for the inside covering and to hold the springs in place. Horse hair, what looks like Down Feather(For cushions), Straw, Something else(Looks like dried roots of a plant hard to explain, have seen it before)and cotton.</p><p><br /></p><p>I plan on attempting to reupholster them myself and keep them. Just curious as to what they are? Never seen something like these before.</p><p>Thanks. [ATTACH]16711[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]16712[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Logan09, post: 64761, member: 311"][IMG]http://www.fixpicture.org/medias/1435343033_tmp_IMG_20150626_122835723.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fixpicture.org/medias/1435342924_tmp_IMG_20150626_111752639_HDR.jpg[/IMG] To make a long story short these are from my neighbors house(Front porch hence the condition). The owners were in there 90's, and their parents owned the house and I believe these were theirs originally. Their nephew who is in his 60's said he remembers them always being there. They were pretty wealthy individuals. Both are leather with what looks like Mahogany rocker legs. All pieces are there even though some popped off when moving. They're packed with burlap for the inside covering and to hold the springs in place. Horse hair, what looks like Down Feather(For cushions), Straw, Something else(Looks like dried roots of a plant hard to explain, have seen it before)and cotton. I plan on attempting to reupholster them myself and keep them. Just curious as to what they are? Never seen something like these before. Thanks. [ATTACH]16711[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]16712[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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