this is a label from the bottom of a cushion on a limbert chair.

i like the recipie for refreshing leather, had to look up a "gill", which is, depending on reference, either 4 or 5 fluid ounces.





and unless my gray cells are dying faster than i think, john said the price for the chair was around $600. sounds like a great buy.

It's going to take a lot of milk and eggs to freshen that cushion.

Here's another one that includes a warning about leaving in direct sunlight (sorry best pic I have and its blurry); but I would think the smell of the milk and eggs in direct sunlight would be enough of a reason to move the chair! or not use milk and eggs!

yes, i think the leather is not repairable.

in this case what would you (this is a universal you) do? put a new layer over the existing, remove the leather and put new over the original springs, padding, or make a completely new cushion and put the original in storage so it is there if you sell the chair later?

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Originally posted by don szymanksy:
or make a completely new cushion and put the original in storage so it is there if you sell the chair later?

The last choice is what I would do personally.

If the original, or current coverings are not useable now, then there's no reason to save them for...what?...use later? I would remove the current covering, re-tie the springs if needed, try to use the orignal padding, and simply recover. At times i've found it necessary to re-pad a bit too.

Good Morning Friends,
I concur with JAYK on this one as I have recovered several chairs with new leather and threw the old worn out one away and the value did not change that much as the chairs on the auction block were good sellers.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

I think it all depends on condition. I have a Limbert rocker and only the springs were salvagable when I got it. The leather wasn't even there and I don't think that rotten milk and eggs could be much more offensive than the fabric on the thing.