Ladderback Rocker

[talesofthesevenseas]

Interesting! Yes, it definitely could have been renovated for upholstry by the look of it.  I hadn't thought of that. Looking online, I don't see any with cushy upholstered seats at all. Both the upholstered seat and the brasswork seem to conflict with an otherwise traditional style.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Here are the photos of the seat frame that was hidden under the upholstery:

Looks pretty old and battered. Not in as good a shape as the rest of the chair. Looks like it has had a lot of stuff nailed in it over the years.


Here are the rude, crude boards that were slapped up there to either repair or renovate the chair:


Little wad-o-horsehair pulled out of the stuffing:

[regularjoe2]

Well , @ least they used some clear grain to repair .

Glad to see you're usin' knuckles & know-how on your rocker , talesof .

[talesofthesevenseas]

Thanks RegularJoe2, I almost forgot, below is the rocker with it's new upholstery. Peep seems to approve!