Re: Springs or mice

Posted by HH56 On 2020/6/1 8:44:57

There is an article on the 22-23 series seat construction in this service counselorhttps://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/SC/SC-VOL23NO8.pdf and another bit detailing differences in seat construction between models in the 48 fact book starting on page 15 of the Body Comfort section.https://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/1948_FactBook.pdf Neither mentions any kind of stuffing inside the coils themselves.

I would suspect a mouse house would be distinguishable from a purposely done stuffing by the placement and type of material. I believe Packard would have used a formed foam rubber or neatly wrapped and applied material that touched and cushioned the wire loops whereas a mouse would have chewed and pulled out individual pieces from some close by layer of padding and just stuffed the space. Of course if a previous upholsterer had some ideas or reasons there was extra cushion material needed then it is anyones guess as to what might have been done.