Jaffrey 1919 Welcome home day

I recently acquired these pictures taken outside of my upholstery shop.

Great viewing to speculate the times that folks lived in.
I summize that the get together was a celebration of the return of WW1 troops & celebration of the end of the great war.
The car in the lower right shows a real old timer sitting in the back seat. Maybe a civil war vet?
The whole town surrounding the stone with the names of those who died in the war.

 I notice how everyone has full clothing on odd, for the time of the season.

If you scroll your mouse & click over the picture, you should be able to zoom in on any area of that picture.
The sign on the wagon states "We shipped 8,000,000 yards from aug. 1st 1912 to Jan 1st 1918".
The two signs in the upper right,states"3,000,000 pounds" & the other "3,000,000,000 nails".
Was the tack shop in town then?

 Every one has a hat.

  I was in the military and the term used was a "cover". Some one stated to me that all men wore covers until the death of JFK, after that it became "O.K." not to wear a hat.

If you look towards the middle left side you can see the entrance to 2 River street.

The curvature difference in the two buildings is because of very slight curving of the photograph I took as it is curved on the edges.
The signs in the center of the pic state "We shipped 100 carloads" & the other states"August 1st 3 billion nails shipped to France August 1st 1918"

Every one please copy & paste and share with others.
My plan is to get high def scans of these pics eventually.
And here are some more pics of the history of Jaffrey.
Click on the pics & get a detailed look!

Is the pic below a painting?
I notice the greenery covering the mountain all the way to the summit.

 One impressive chimney!

Thanks for looking!

Bentwood Rocker Upholstery

I have upholstered & restored many bentwood rockers in Southern New Hampshire over the last two decades.

 After removing two coats of staples & tacks & freshening up the wood it's time to start tailoring.

 Some time is taken to freshen up the stuffings in the seat with fresh cotton.

 The frame holes were not relieved drilled & caused the frame to crack.

I'll take proper care of that.

 The inside back is a challenge to draw out & accent the wavy frame.

 Washers included in all re-assembly helps keep the frame tight for many years to come.

Note the oxidization of the inner wood.  This old timers sure got some age to it.

After a fresh thin coat of cotton the outside back is tailored up.

 And a high end dust cover fits in nicely with the rocker.

 And on to the arm tops.

 Mirror set, of course.

 I'm not done 'till a good shop cleanup is done.

 And after hot melt gluing The tie in lines with just the right amount, & a final inspection.  

This chair is ready to serve.

I have heard it said many times that "Only rich folks get upholstery done".

That sure can be a true statement with traditional furniture lasting 50 to 200 years or more.  As opposed to purchasing modern designed disposable furniture from box stores.

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1780-1810 Hepplewhite

Upholstery in southern New Hampshire here at Practical Upholstery, re-upholsters this very old Hepplewhite chair with major repairs.

 What a great size piece.

Sure doesn't need an oversize living room to fit this one in.

What a great high sitting height, also.

 Fresh cotton on the seat.

 I conversed with the owner about this. Now that it's time to do it I just couldn't cover up this attention needed.

 Stripped down the old.

 Work up the new with the same traditional fabrics & materials.

 This horse hair is 100 percent the same shape as it was when it was tailored up over 200 years ago.

 Fresh cotton stuffings.

 And the back is the same.

And the back restored.

 All outsides backed & lined with a thin coat of cotton

 The wood freshened up.

 Complete after a good shop clean up.

Please note there are no arm covers.

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Squared Away #2

Here is one of 2 wing back chairs to have upholstery done in Southern New Hampshire.
After pulling plenty of 1/2 inch staples and freshening up the wood with Howards restore-a-finish, I'm ready to get cracking' on plotting & cutting this 3/8 inch squares fabric.

Fabric is expensive & cutting certain pieces at certain times sure is important for optimum use. 

All the old upholstery fabric is removed except the deck.

The old deck is reset & the new one hand sewn in with curved seams.

 Mirrored of course.

These two frames are in great shape as the manufacturer used quality stuffings meant to last many decades & the frames are as solid & steady as the day they were created.

The lines or shapes of the chair have a real nice balance also.

With these 3/8 inch square pattern any waving of the fabric lay will really jump out to the eye.

Cotton is an amazing sound suppressor keeps the gymnasium tone to a minimum.
This chair uses all natural cotton which I used also as i freshened up the stuffings here & there throughout the upholstery process.

Lots of angles to be considered as I tailor up the inside.
Mirroring both chairs.
Two different rights are wrong, but some times two wrongs make a right.

Removing the cording at all intersections keep everything smooth.

More cotton on the outside wings, outside arms & outside backs.

 The owner requested new foam this 2645 4 inch will really give a nice firm set for years to come.

A glued on coat of polywrap over the foam really helps the patterning & tailoring shine.

The arm fronts all reworked ready to be re-attached.

Nice  clean cut corners everywhere.

$ deep fitted & surged arm covers not shown also.
The arm covers will double the upholstery life as far as silage is concerned.

Good to go!

Thanks for looking!