Squatters Chairs

[Woodlawn]

Hi guys, I'm new at this so bear with me. I have a couple of large verandah chairs that have been described to me as 'poor man's squatters chairs'. They don't have extending arms but the backs and seats are hinged at the bottom and the seats can be moved forward a little to make them slightly more reclining. They obviously have upholstered bases with springs in them, but can anyone tell me how the back would have been upholstered. The timber on the backs is 'unfinished' so it was obviously covered somehow. There is a long thin spring across the middle of the backs, but for what purpose it is there I don't really know. To give the backs more "give"? Any ideas would be appreciated. Cheers, Woodlawn.

[rhancock]

Can't help with the upholstery, but I think they're lovely chairs - that shape on the arms is fabulous.

[munruben]

Nice looking chairs for sure.

[fineboxes]

At a guess I would say they had separate back cushions, a couple of things lead me to that conclusion, firstly I can't see any tack marks around the back of the chair, secondly being outdoor chairs in bad weather or winter the cushions would be removed and lastly the cord on the back I think may have been used the somehow thread through the back cushion to hold it in place when not in use. So maybe the wind didn't blow it away.

The seat swab looks to be a later addition to the original so at a rough stab the seat may have originally been a separate cushion as well.

But I've been wrong in the past, however that's my theory?????


Cheers



Steve

[Woodlawn]

At a guess I would say they had separate back cushions, a couple of things lead me to that conclusion, firstly I can't see any tack marks around the back of the chair, secondly being outdoor chairs in bad weather or winter the cushions would be removed and lastly the cord on the back I think may have been used the somehow thread through the back cushion to hold it in place when not in use. So maybe the wind didn't blow it away.

The seat swab looks to be a later addition to the original so at a rough stab the seat may have originally been a separate cushion as well.

But I've been wrong in the past, however that's my theory?????


Cheers



Steve

Hi Steve, you're right about the seat cover. I did a temporary 'fix' on these chairs some years ago. I made up some thin foam cushions which I just sat in the back, and covered the base as it was. It has old springs in it. However, a fierce storm blew the chairs off the verandah and broke them, so that sat unused for several years. Now I would like to revisit them, and this time do them up as they would have been originally. However, it may be that I shall just resort to the loose back cushion again as you suggest. I just feel that originally it must have been done a little differently as the timber on the backs is not finished at all and I think would therefore not expect to be uncovered. The top two horizontal rails on the back are slightly curved and the second one down does have tack marks in it.

Cheers,
Woodlawn