Might have found something for you! Searched "coiled spring encased in plastic for furniture", and the first website was this possibly German website for restoration. Searching for "exper springs"...
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Might have found something for you!
Searched "coiled spring encased in plastic for furniture", and the first website was this possibly German website for restoration. Searching for "exper springs" also turned up some other websites that sell them, but I think this is what you are looking for. That website also turned up some good keywords in the lengthy description below that might help you find the make/model you have too.
Hi all, hoping this reaches some furniture experts. Long story short, sadly my favorite reading chair is breaking. The supports (the best name I can come up with) are old and will likely need...
Hi all, hoping this reaches some furniture experts.
Long story short, sadly my favorite reading chair is breaking. The supports (the best name I can come up with) are old and will likely need replacing imminently. The issue is that I don't know what exactly that part of the chair is called. Perhaps someone could take a look at the images and let me know? I'd be very grateful; thanks in advance. :)
long shot but if you are near Chicago, this place can restore basically anything. My current desk chair is a chair that I liked the shape but not fabric of that they reupholstered for me and I...
long shot but if you are near Chicago, this place can restore basically anything. My current desk chair is a chair that I liked the shape but not fabric of that they reupholstered for me and I absolutely love it.
Not a furnitive expert, by any means, but I know that zig-zag/no-sag/serpentine/sinuous springs are often used underneath older couch and chair cushions... but I've never seen or even heard of a...
Not a furnitive expert, by any means, but I know that zig-zag/no-sag/serpentine/sinuous springs are often used underneath older couch and chair cushions... but I've never seen or even heard of a support like yours before, which appears to be a spring coiled inside a rather thin tube. Do you know the make/model of the chair by any chance, or have any other details about it so I can try to hunt for info on those supports?
Regardless, it might actually be possible to replace those supports with standard zig-zag springs, if you're handy enough. But if not, and you really want to keep it, taking the chair to an upholsterer in your area is probably your best bet. My parents did that when their antique wingback chairs started sagging, and the upholsterer fixed the issue for them by replacing the supports.
Thanks for the nice response! :) That's already a good lead, but as you say, these supports are bound in rubber, I think, and sit in a semicircle groove on either side of the base of the chair....
Thanks for the nice response! :) That's already a good lead, but as you say, these supports are bound in rubber, I think, and sit in a semicircle groove on either side of the base of the chair. Sadly, I know little about the chair; I bought it off a friend. I would guess it's from the 1960s, likely German.
YVW, and thanks for the additional info. It looks like @ibices already found the exact type of spring you need though, so I don't have to try to search for it now. :P p.s. Good luck fixing your chair!
YVW, and thanks for the additional info. It looks like @ibices already found the exact type of spring you need though, so I don't have to try to search for it now. :P p.s. Good luck fixing your chair!
Might have found something for you!
Searched "coiled spring encased in plastic for furniture", and the first website was this possibly German website for restoration. Searching for "exper springs" also turned up some other websites that sell them, but I think this is what you are looking for. That website also turned up some good keywords in the lengthy description below that might help you find the make/model you have too.
Going off your pictures I don't think this is quite the same one because the arms are less square, but it does have a picture of the springs and shows how the branding might be inlaid in the wood.
Wow, ninja-level search skills! Thanks so much! Exper Springs look very close to what I'm looking for. Thanks again! :)
Hi all, hoping this reaches some furniture experts.
Long story short, sadly my favorite reading chair is breaking. The supports (the best name I can come up with) are old and will likely need replacing imminently. The issue is that I don't know what exactly that part of the chair is called. Perhaps someone could take a look at the images and let me know? I'd be very grateful; thanks in advance. :)
long shot but if you are near Chicago, this place can restore basically anything. My current desk chair is a chair that I liked the shape but not fabric of that they reupholstered for me and I absolutely love it.
Happy you got it sorted! :) Sadly, I'm in Europe, but if I ever make it out to Chicago, I'll bring my chair with me. :)
Not a furnitive expert, by any means, but I know that zig-zag/no-sag/serpentine/sinuous springs are often used underneath older couch and chair cushions... but I've never seen or even heard of a support like yours before, which appears to be a spring coiled inside a rather thin tube. Do you know the make/model of the chair by any chance, or have any other details about it so I can try to hunt for info on those supports?
Regardless, it might actually be possible to replace those supports with standard zig-zag springs, if you're handy enough. But if not, and you really want to keep it, taking the chair to an upholsterer in your area is probably your best bet. My parents did that when their antique wingback chairs started sagging, and the upholsterer fixed the issue for them by replacing the supports.
Thanks for the nice response! :) That's already a good lead, but as you say, these supports are bound in rubber, I think, and sit in a semicircle groove on either side of the base of the chair. Sadly, I know little about the chair; I bought it off a friend. I would guess it's from the 1960s, likely German.
YVW, and thanks for the additional info. It looks like @ibices already found the exact type of spring you need though, so I don't have to try to search for it now. :P p.s. Good luck fixing your chair!
Thanks so much :)