28Q29U Plymouth Forum

Thanks for the input.  I was going to leave off the pockets but the wife is working on a proof of concept.  This is very tedious work but moving along.  Learning and refining the process on the fly.  Hopefully for the last time on this car anyway.

Chet...

This interior is from a 1933 book.  It is the clearest one I have seen. I like the mat detail.

Did some quick research about leatherette and found out some interesting info.  (If you believe the internet)

One of the earliest forms of leatherette was Presstoff. Invented in 19th century Germany.  Presstoff was artificial leather used during the first half of the 20th century. Made of specially layered and treated paper pulp, Presstoff was durable and easily adapted to be used in place of leather, which under wartime conditions was rationed. First invented in the 19th century, it gained its widest use in Germany during the Second World War.

Searching further I found the next improvement on Presstoff was DuPont's Corfam, introduced in 1963 at the Chicago Shoe Show. Corfam was the centerpiece of the DuPont pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair in New York City. After spending millions of dollars marketing the product to shoe manufacturers, DuPont withdrew Corfam from the market in 1971 and sold the rights to a company in Poland.

I couldn’t find a first time use of leatherette in automobiles but I would suspect it started working its way into the auto market after WW2.
This could make sense as RTF mentioned maybe this wasn’t the first covering of my seats but the first restoration of the car which may have been in the 40’s or 50’s.  The seat materials now are probably from the 70’s or 80’s.  Who knows.., but if original it was most likely leather.  Thanks to this discussion I am not sure of anything.  I don’t think if it was imitation leather it could not have survived all those years.

Anyway like Frank said, leather was probably less expensive or possibly the same price as leatherette.  So why use it, no distinct advantage.

It appears I have cork there, but don't remember if that was there originally.  Seems odd it wouldn't be the beaded welt too.  Must have been a reason I used cork.

I can't swear that my old seat was leatherette.., maybe it could be leather.  Since leatherette simulated leather is there any way to determine which is which.  What would have happen to leather after 91 years.  Maybe its leather I just thought that since it was a low priced car I figured leather was more expensive than the imitation (leatherette) ?