This arrived last week a remote auction purchase. Advertised as an aircraft chair.
Only markings are K5 inked on the wooden base and stamped on the steel leg. The seat cushion is horse hair in hessian.
It has a steel and leather construction.
The 5 inch high drum is likely later to make it taller as it currently sits at normal seat height
The confusing things about it are - steel construction ; Seat Belt lugs above arms and infill leather panels between back and arms.
Not many chairs need a seat belt apart from cars and aircraft. It doesn't look motoring/truck/bus. 1930s style doesn't fit with steel in aircraft.
Style is very captains/helm chair but you don't need a seatbelt at a civilian desk. I am also told that merchant vessels don't have seat belts on their seats/chairs. There were civilian swivel seats on Pullman coaches but again no seat belts.
Only vehicle I know with K5 designation was a K class submarine that sank off the Scillies.
Similar - but also very different to WOPS seat on a Boeing Clipper.
I don't think it is aircraft but anyone recognize anything similar or other suggestions ?
Only markings are K5 inked on the wooden base and stamped on the steel leg. The seat cushion is horse hair in hessian.
It has a steel and leather construction.
The 5 inch high drum is likely later to make it taller as it currently sits at normal seat height
The confusing things about it are - steel construction ; Seat Belt lugs above arms and infill leather panels between back and arms.
Not many chairs need a seat belt apart from cars and aircraft. It doesn't look motoring/truck/bus. 1930s style doesn't fit with steel in aircraft.
Style is very captains/helm chair but you don't need a seatbelt at a civilian desk. I am also told that merchant vessels don't have seat belts on their seats/chairs. There were civilian swivel seats on Pullman coaches but again no seat belts.
Only vehicle I know with K5 designation was a K class submarine that sank off the Scillies.
Similar - but also very different to WOPS seat on a Boeing Clipper.
I don't think it is aircraft but anyone recognize anything similar or other suggestions ?
