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Anyone know a source for the old-fashioned jute padding for under carpets or rubber floor mats? Usually about a half inch thick?
I've found the big three offering a "grey" stuff they call jute, but it sure looks like a modern grey felt to me. I realize there are better materials for padding, but I'm hoping for some period style.
Back in my youth, when I worked for President Lincoln, jute padding was a kind of light colored dirty brown and fibrous, something like this:
Thanks.
Tom
I've found the big three offering a "grey" stuff they call jute, but it sure looks like a modern grey felt to me. I realize there are better materials for padding, but I'm hoping for some period style.
Back in my youth, when I worked for President Lincoln, jute padding was a kind of light colored dirty brown and fibrous, something like this:
Thanks.
Tom
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