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I wouldn`t bet on that seat being real leather !! They made faux leather out of a pressed fiber !! May have had sheet caning and when it wore out they replaced it with this one !! You can still buy those seats !!
Dipping is ok.....as long as the chair is not made of Oak....for if it is the oak will turn black....and then it,ll be a case of...Aargh!!.....that was Mart,s fault....