I am trying to find out the origin of our bench seat. At first we thought it was from a wagon but we are starting to think it's from a Model T. Any ideas? If anyone is interested in purchasing the seat, please contact me @ guditusp@gmail.com.
It's buggy seat, not an automobile seat.
Fine uppholstery work, deep stapling. Very nice!
It would make a neat speedster seat. the rail would compliment a brass radiator nicely, in my opinion.
Time Machine? Looks like the one from the George Pal version.
Can you tell what it is stuffed with? I'd bet horsehair.
I'm gonna say its for a 1898-99 Locomobile steam car.
I'm with George, a buggy seat would have an elliptical spring supporting the seat, typically
Trust me, it's a buggy seat that has been converted to a piece of furniture with the addition of legs - a very common modification to make it more marketable at your local antique shop. In this case, spindles have been added below the bench to create legs.
Also, buggy seats typically don't have elliptical springs. Wagon seats sometimes have elliptical springs. It's a buggy seat, not a wagon seat.
Early Locomobiles and some other very early cars have similar spindle seats but they are more substantial and huskier.
Below are photos of buggies with spindles seats. Also below are spindle seats that have met a similar fate as the photo in the first post of this thread.
IIIIII Don't Knooowwww. I still think it's off a Model T. Hmmmmmmmm
YA Mike -- He needs 4 more pictures to convince me!
Before you start razzing me, re-read the posts from George House on down.
I was showing that it wasn't a Locomobile seat. The Model T question had been answered earlier.
The arms of a Locomobile seat are huskier, especially at the front. The arms are squared-off and they don't have the extra decorative irons.
Since you insist on more pictures....
Thank you Erik Johnson!
Once again this week, I am late to the party. Quite a collection of photos of buggy seats. When I first looked at the first pictures, I also thought about the early steam cars, but felt that the spindles were too light, too few, and not enough bracing. Spindle seats were often used in the earlier cars (steam, electric and gas) because the builders were trying to keep the weight down. It seems difficult to believe today, but they would brag about how light their cars were before 1900. When researching my early gasoline carriage, I was reading in Horseless Age magazine of boasts for gasoline or steam cars weighing less than 400 pounds. Many, many of them bragging under 600 pounds. Taking a few pounds of wood and upholstery from the seat was one way to decrease weight. Thin wood bodies like those Locomobiles are very light.
Also, nice photos and drawings of the Locomobiles. Are you into those? When I went to the Bakersfield swap about four years ago, there was an original body in restorable condition, a couple Loco engines and both front and rear axles at different sellers. I wished I had the money.
And Erik, Don't worry about the razzing. Some of our friends are still suffering from cabin fever. It is really cold up here in the mountains of Grass Valley today. Our high today is only about 64.
I would love to have a Locomobile!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2