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Topic: What Brand Of Seat Is This?
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Kenneth Wuepper
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From: Saginaw, MI, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-01-2002 10:27 PM
Chairs:Yes, those are American Seating Body Form Chairs. (Our maintenance man used to address them as "Maiden Form" but then that was a while ago. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/smile.gif) The American Seating Company was a favorite of the W. S. Butterfield Chain. There are 800 original 1927 American Seating chairs in the balcony of the Temple theatre in Saginaw. Of the 800, there are only about 10 that are beyond use. The backs are curved wood with inset leatherette coverings. The bottoms are filled with horsehair and straw. The coverings if the bottoms are a leather imitation. The real success of the American Seating plot is the use of up to 4 widths of chairs. This is called "sight line adjusted seating". The widths of seats are staggered throughout the floor so each patron sees the stage/screen instead of the back of the head in front. When placed on a ramped floor, these seats are very efficient. Soounds like 1927 stadium seating. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/cool.gif) Note: none of the chairs have cup holders but the ones in the balcony have a 1927 comfort feature. There is a bent wre attached beneath the seat. It was placed there for the gentlemen to store their hats. If you are looking for some more of those yellow chairs, the Broadway in Mt. Pleasant have about 150 they took out when they installed the booth on the main floor behind the concession stand. KEN
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Kenneth Wuepper
Phenomenal Film Handler
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Posts: 1026
From: Saginaw, MI, USA
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 08-02-2002 06:15 PM
Adam wrote "we need the rubber grommets that limit the movement of the arm that attaches the seat to the frame."If you require any parts of flexible materials, the Exotic Rubber Supply (Now Don't get off the subject here) of Freeland, Michigan can supply washers and custom gaskets. I had them make a complete set of rubber mountings for the motors of our old POTTS platter. Total cost was $25.00. If you bring one of those bumpers to the shop in Freeland, they can usually make up what you need right then. This company supplies the washers and gaskets to the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI. Hope this is helpful. KEN
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