Marlboro Manor Wing back

Here is another classic  wing back to upholster here in southern New Hampshire at the base of Mount Monadnock.

The tag on this chair, one can assume it was created in Brookline Massachusetts.
I wonder if that may be the original company of the Sack's 5th avenue?
Below shows that I sewed the old tag onto the new dust cover.

 Here shows the wing back upholstered.

  Ready to go back home.

The burlap was still in good shape. And we wanna' keep it that way. 

A nice set of reinforcement straps really plan ahead for performance for years to come.

 The base was looking really bony.
The front had a wide rip in the burlap.

Time to clean things up.

 Re-tied the coil springs.

Nice and taught.

 Fresh natural burlap on top of the springs.

 Replaced the old horse hair.

Looks as good as the day it was harvested.

 After hand sewing the new decking to the burlap.

More horse hair and a nice coat of new cotton.

 Look at these beefy corners.

This frame is good for hundreds of years. Really well done.

 The leg stringers really help in supporting the whole frame.

This inside back gets hung first, before the arms.

Suggesting a European designer/upholsterer.

 Some hand sewing for nice clean corners.

 One piece outside arms and wings.

Backed and lined.

 Same for the outside back.

 This 80/20 feathers/down new cushion with 3 compartments seat cushion will really help complete this chair.

 Been doing these wrap around arms for many years.

A real challenge, every time.

 

 Notice the thin back.

No wasted materials or space here.

Thanks for looking!

Practical Upholstery

The #1 blog in all of blogdom

 for small town American upholstery shops!