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michalotti_tr
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That would be vinyl - if it had an 'H' after it that would have signified leather facing on the seats.
vettedog72
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That is the material that comes from the animal called the Nauga. That animal is rare now because of the past extensive use of its hide. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Aldwyn
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From Wikipedia... I dig the marketing info! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Naugahyde:
The most well-known brand name of pleather is Naugahyde, which used to be made in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is now made in Stoughton, WI.
Naugahyde marketing includes a fictional animal called the "Nauga" whose hides are supposedly the natural source of all the Naugahyde manufactured. According to the story [1], which has become something of folk-lore in parts of Connecticut, the Naugas are nocturnal, hairless, aquatic mammals of many colors that live in the Naugatuck River, and can be made to come to the surface at night by shining a flashlight into the water. The Naugas are then captured and sorted by color to be made into the various colors of Naugahyde. Allegedly, when rolled together on a mechanical press, the seams between the Naugas disappear, resulting in a seamless, leather-like product. A popular bumper sticker stated simply: "Save the Naugas!".
Naugahyde:
The most well-known brand name of pleather is Naugahyde, which used to be made in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is now made in Stoughton, WI.
Naugahyde marketing includes a fictional animal called the "Nauga" whose hides are supposedly the natural source of all the Naugahyde manufactured. According to the story [1], which has become something of folk-lore in parts of Connecticut, the Naugas are nocturnal, hairless, aquatic mammals of many colors that live in the Naugatuck River, and can be made to come to the surface at night by shining a flashlight into the water. The Naugas are then captured and sorted by color to be made into the various colors of Naugahyde. Allegedly, when rolled together on a mechanical press, the seams between the Naugas disappear, resulting in a seamless, leather-like product. A popular bumper sticker stated simply: "Save the Naugas!".
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Aldwyn,
I never knew that but I do believe this,
And when the multitude of different colors in the Housatonic and Naugatuck river waters combined thats where the rainbow Naugas lived. The dye companies around here up until the late sixties early seventies use to dump their waste dyes right into the river. Along with some other nasties that use to eat the mooring lines right off the boats in about a month.
I never knew that but I do believe this,
And when the multitude of different colors in the Housatonic and Naugatuck river waters combined thats where the rainbow Naugas lived. The dye companies around here up until the late sixties early seventies use to dump their waste dyes right into the river. Along with some other nasties that use to eat the mooring lines right off the boats in about a month.
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Wow!! A whole bunch of you rich guys posting here.
Your families could afford Naugahide sofas??
Awesome!! All we could affort was clear plastic slip
covers on every piece of furniture in the house.
They sure were comfortable to sit on in shorts in
the summers in Philadelphia with 95% humidity
and no AC.
As soon as I grad-jew-ated from higher larning, I got
me a fake zebra skin sofa and red shag carpet!!
Not quite Nauga but pretty impressive to the crowd
I hung with.
t
Your families could afford Naugahide sofas??
Awesome!! All we could affort was clear plastic slip
covers on every piece of furniture in the house.
They sure were comfortable to sit on in shorts in
the summers in Philadelphia with 95% humidity
and no AC.
As soon as I grad-jew-ated from higher larning, I got
me a fake zebra skin sofa and red shag carpet!!
Not quite Nauga but pretty impressive to the crowd
I hung with.
t