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[ PROJECTOR RUNS ]
[ With British accent ] FIRST THERE WAS ME,
WHAT IS ALEX,
AND MY LAST REMAINING DROOGIE, WHAT IS DIM.
AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL OUR GULLIVER ADJUSTMENTS AND SUCH
WHICH RELIED HEAVILY ON BITS OF MOUNCHY-WOUNCHES OF TOAST
AND STEAKY-WAKES,
WE HAD BECOME REASSIGNED AS FURNITCHKY-MENSHEVICKS.
WE WERE CURED ALL RIGHT.
SO, NOW, HERE WE ARE AT THE OLD SHLO-MOKO MILK BAR
WHERE THEY WERE IN NEED
OF A BIT OF THE OLD ULTRA-ORANGE STRIPPING
WHICH HAD BECOME OUR OWN SPECIALITY.
AFTER THAT THERE WOULD BE TIME FOR SANDING.
YOU KNOW, THE OLD BACK-AND-FORTH, BACK-AND-FORTH.
BUT, OH, MY BROTHERS,
WE WOULD FIRST HAVE TO COVER OUR YAHZICKS AND YARBLES
IN THE PROPER SAFETY ATTIRE.
ALL RIGHT, DIM, READY FOR GLOVES?
[ With Cockney READY FOR GLO
[ BUZZ, BUZZ ]
COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON!
ECH ]
[ GLASS BREAKS ]
HI, I'M ED FELDMAN. WELCOME TO "FURNITURE TO GO."
THAT DOWN THERE, THAT'S JOE L'ERARIO.
REMEMBER, SOME TIME BACK,
WE HAD SOME BLOND FURNITURE BY HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD?
THEY MADE SOME FURNITURE THAT WAS UPHOLSTERED TOO.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DESIGNS
CALLED ARISTOCRAFT.
IT WAS MADE FROM THE MID-'40s THROUGH THE LATE '50s.
THERE WERE A VARIETY OF FABRIC CHOICES.
SOLIDS, FLORAL PATTERNS, EVEN TWO-TONE LOOKS.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THIS ARISTOCRAFT SET.
SOMEBODY PUT COLD, SHINY VINYL ON IT -- YELLOW YET.
THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN ORIGINAL. NEVERTHELESS, WE LOATHE IT.
YOU CAN'T CALL THIS COLLECTIBLE --
MAYBE CLASSIC, YOU COULD.
YOU CAN'T CALL IT ANTIQUE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT.
NO, MADE IN FACTORIES.
WE HAVE NO MORAL OR ECONOMIC QUALMS ABOUT RE-COVERING IT.
WE'RE NOT DIMINISHING THE VALUE, BUT RAISING IT.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SIT ON VINYL IN THE WINTER?
OR THE SUMMER?
EWWW! SUCH SOUNDS.
LIKE AN ORCHESTRA OF FLESH.
IF YOU SPILLED A HOT DOG ON THIS, WIPE IT RIGHT OFF.
WE'VE GOT TO STRIP THE FABRIC OFF.
LET'S GET OUR RIPPING TOOLS.
[ Sighing ] CAN I HAVE A PISTOL?
IT'S ALL SEWED.
IT'S SEWN BECAUSE THIS WAS A LONG PIECE.
IT'S LIKE WHEN THEY FLIPPD BACK THE SKULL FLESH.
YEAH, NOW LOOK -- ONE PIECE, ANOTHER FABRIC PIECE,
AND IN THE MIDDLE, A WELT OR A CORD.
IT'S FABRIC WRAPPED AROUND A CENTER CORD.
NOW, ARE WE GOING TO REUSE THIS PADDING?
YES, IT LOOKS GOOD.
'CAUSE UNDERNEATH HERE THERE'S...
HORSEHAIR...HORSEHAIR!
NOW I'M GOING TO REACH BEHIND
AND START FREEING UP THE INSIDE BACK.
AND WHILE HE DOES THAT,
I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS --
CAN I HAVE THE SWISS?
THERE YOU GO.
AS I FREE THAT UP, THIS WILL START TO PULL OUT.
AND LOOK...
IT'S A REAL LIGHT FELT.
AND THAT'S THE FLAP THAT THEY USE
TO ATTACH THE COLORED FABRIC TO THE FRAME.
AND YOU HAVE TO REACH BACK AND FREE THAT STUFF ALL UP
'CAUSE IT'S ALL TACKED TO THE FRAME.
LOOK OVER HERE, IT'S ALL MODULAR.
SEE, THIS HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SCRES IN HERE
HOLDING THIS ARM TO THE FRAME OF THE SOFA.
THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD PART ABOUT HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD.
HE CAN TAKE OUT ABOUT SIX SCREWS
AND THIS WHOLE ARM WILL BE PULLED OFF
WHICH WILL FACILITATE STRIPPING AND UPHOLSTERING.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPHOLSTER THAT ARM SEPARATELY.
LOOK TO YOUR LEFT.
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS A GREEN CHAIR, ALSO AN ARISTOCRAFT.
I'M DOING THIS MYSELF.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN?
IN THE REFORM SCHOOL,
I MAJORED NUMBER ONE IN MY CLASS.
THESE ARMS ARE REALLY INTERCHANGEABLE.
WHEN YOU COME BACK, THIS WILL BE DENUDED
GOODBYE.
FIRST, WE GOT TO GO GET FABRIC!
WHAT KIND OF VINTAGE FABRIC CAN WE GET?
THAT'S THE SAME BIKE
IN "PEE WEE'S HERMAN'S BIG ADVENTURE."
SPIEGEL, 1951.
WE CAN BUY VINTAGE FABRIC
AT PAMELA SIMON'S VINTAGE TEXTILES.
SIMON,
WITH US TO SHOW OFF HER FABRICS.
BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
I WAS IN THE ANTIQUE BUSINESS AND DISCOVERED AN OLD WAREHOUSE,
SO 5,000 YARDS LATER, I'M IN THE FABRIC BUSINESS.
GOOD THING, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A '50s SOFA.
WE HAVE A HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD ARISTOCRAFT FROM THE '50s,
AND WE NEED SOME FABRIC.
YOU HAVE '30s, '40s, AND '50s FABRIC.
TAKE US THROUGH A QUICK HISTORY LESSON.
OKAY, THIS ONE IS A 1930s GEOMETRIC PATTERN.
DECO.
VERY DECO, VERY LINEAR. COLOR IS A VERY 1930s.
A LOT OF REPEATED LINES AND VERY LUXURIOUS-LOOKING,
A HALLMARK OF DECO DESIGN.
IS THIS '40s?
THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A '40s TROPICAL.
.
WOW, THAT'S VERY PRETTY.
GREAT '40s COLORS.
PEOPLE WOULD FIND DRAPERY PANELS IN FLEA MARKETS.
NOW, ON TO THE '50s WITH THE RED SCARE AT BOB'S.
McCARTHY WOULD HAVE HATED THIS.
REALLY NICE PINKS.
AND THEN A GREEN. DeSOTO.
HE DISCOVERED DeSOTO WATER.
IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.
HOWEVER, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SETTLE ON THIS.
YOU D
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT. STILL A '50s FABRIC.
IT'S A NICE WEAVE. IT'S A TWILL.
IT'S GOING TO RESONATE OFF ANOTHER COLOR ON THE SOFA.
CAN'T WE DO THE PILLOWS IN THAT?
HMM, WE'LL TALK. THANK YOU, PAMELA.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
WE WILL BE BACK AGAIN, NOBODY HAS FABRIC LIKE YOU.
WE'VE GOT TO PUT THE FABRIC TOGETHER WITH SOMETHING.
.
I HOPE WE DON'T NEED CHANGE. THE SIGN SAYS, "NO CHANGE."
WHY AM I CARRYING THIS FABRIC?
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MACHINE
IS GOING TO PENETRATE THIS FABRIC 'CAUSE IT'S THICK.
WE'RE AT ARROW MERROW
INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE COMPANY,
AND WE'RE HERE TO SEE BOB.
HI, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU?
BOB WEINSTEIN, THANKS FOR HELPING US OUT.
NOW, DO YOU HAVE A MACHINE THAT WILL GO THROUGH THIS?
I HAVE ONE BEHIND YOU TO CONSIDER THIS FABRIC.
THESE MACHINES IN THE SHELF, DO THEY FIT ON TABLES ALSO?
THEY'RE COMMERCIAL MACHINES THAT FIT ON THE TABLE.
REMEMBER THIS GREEN FROM THE LAB IN THE 9th GRADE?
YES, I DO.
INE.
THIS IS A STRAIGHT-STITCH MACHINE FOR SEWING FABRICS
LIKE YOUR UPHOLSTERY.
IT RUNS ABOUT 10 TIMES THE SPEED OF HOME MACHINES.
IS THAT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE?
PLUS IT'S MADE OUT OF METAL, AND IT'S MUCH HEAVIER-DUTY.
IS IT SELF-OILING?
THIS IS A SELF-OILER, YES.
MANY OF US ARE.
AND WHAT'S THAT PART?
THIS IS YOUR THREAD STAND. THAT HOLDS BIG SPOOLS.
JUSTICE.
Feldman: THERE IS NONE, IT'S AMERICA.
SO, THIS WILL GO THROUGH EVEN THICKER FABRIC?
WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
HOW ABOUT LEATHER?
THIS MACHINE WILL GO THROUGH LIGHT LEATHER,
OTHER MACHINES WILL DO HEAVIER LEATHER.
GREAT.
ARE THOSE MILKSHAKE MACHINES IN THE WINDOW?
THOSE ARE FABRIC CUTTING MACHINES.
SO, YOU HAVE MACHINES THAT RIP THINGS ASUNDER
AND THEN PUT THINGS BACK TOGETHER.
THAT'S CORRECT.
I'LL RIP YOU ASUNDE.
THR
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOB.
MY PLEASURE.
WHEN NEXT YOU SEE US, N THE SHOP
WITH THE FABRIC, THAT WE ALMOST FORGOT,
PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
I GUESS. OKAY.
HCTheC
YOU MADE ME STITCH YOUR HAND TO --
HELP ME, OSING MY
SAY IT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SAID.
[ Together ] I'M LOSING MY MIND!
[ Together ] HORSEHAIR!
WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, IT DOESN'T ALL SLIP AROUND INSIDE.
'CAUSE PEOPLE JUMP ON THIS WITH THE KIDS
TRIEVER.
THIS WILL KEEP IT NICE AND TIGHT.
CAN YOU TELL I JUST MOVED TO A FANCY, WHITE NEIGHBORHOOD?
I'M TALKING ABOUT GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ALL THE TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY THOUGH, JUST A FAT CAT.
THE WELCOME WAGON CAME, SAID, "NO VOLVO?
S."
OH, I LOVE TO BE THE RIFFRAFF.
YOU ARE THE RIFFRAFF.
WE MAKE BIG, GROSS STITCHES WITH THE GIANT CURVED NEEDLE.
PROBABLY THE ONLY KIND I CAN DO.
KE THE OPERATION.
[ SCREECHING ]
THERE IS A CAT IN THERE.
I'M GOING TO GO FINISH MY CHAIR.
WE'RE FALLING BEHIND.
OH, IT WILL BE DONE.
I'M GOING TO STITCH ALL THE WAY TO THE END
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THE INSIDE BACK.
LET'S GO AND SEE WHAT JOE IS DOING.
I JUST DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO GET IT DONE IN TIME.
HEY, I'M SURE EVERYBODY REMEMBERS SEÑOR WENCES.
[ With Spanish accent ] Sí. HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
A LOT OF TIMES WOODWORK LIKE THIS GETS HIT WITH THE HOOVER --
NOT THE PRESIDENT.
THE J. EDGAR.
THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILARITIES.
OH, HO, HO.
ANYWAY, HERE WE GO.
YOU WANT TO TAKE THE NAPHTHA AND JUST RUB.
THOSE MARKS ARE USUALLY FROM FEET, THE LEATHER OF THE SOLE,
AND FROM THE RUBBER BAND AROUND THE VACUUM CLEANER.
CLYDE TOLSON.
AND YOU RUB LIKE THAT AND YOU GET A NICE, CLEAN LEG.
AND THIS WAS MADE BY THE HEYWOOD-WAKEFIELD COMPANY.
THIS WAS THEIR CHAMPAGNE FINISH.
AND THEN YOU TAKE A CLEAR GLOSS LACQUER
AND SPRAY ITIGHT ON THERE.
.
SAND THAT DOWN LIGHTLY WITH ABOUT A 320-GRIT PAPER,
TACK-RAG IT, AND APPLY ANOTHER COAT.
YOU COULD PUT SO MUCH LACQUER ON THAT YOU GOT A BIG BUN FOOT.
JUST DO ONE OR TWO COATS. THAT'S IT, SAY GOOD NIGHT.
[ With Spanish accent ] GOOD NIGHT.
OOH, JUST PRACTICING MY TONE FOR THE PHILHARMONIC.
WE'VE DONE THE DECKING
AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THE INSIDE BACK.
THE INSIDE BACK IS A DIFFERENT COLOR.
IT'S GOING TO BE FLOATING IN THE GRAY -- AN OLD IRISH DITTY.
I'M GOING TO PULL THIS OVER THE BACK.
FIRST, I HAVE TO REPAD SOME OF THE PADDING THAT'S MISSING.
COTTON BATTING FITS IN NICELY, IT ADHERES.
AND NOW I'M GOING TO PULL OVER THE TOP
BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY FORCED THE LITTLE TAIL INSIDE.
HI, JOE.
HA, HA, HA.
WE'VE CUT AND SEWN THIS AM AND THE OTHER END.
THE ARMS ARE GONE FROM THIS SOFA.
THAT'S BECAUSE THIS WAS MODULAR.
SOMETIMES THEY WOULD JUST SELL THESE THINGS AS A BENCH.
OTHER TIMES, WITH JUST ONE ARM ON THEM.
SO I'M GOING TO PUT ONE STAPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM,
ONE STAPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP...
AND THEN JUST START WORKING AROUND.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO WORK AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND
UNTIL EVERYTHING IS TIGHT AND SMOOTH.
[ CAT SCREECHES ]
HEY, GENIUS!
I'M PUTTING IN THE STAPLES ON THE INSIDE BACK.
LOVELY, IN A ROW.
THIS IS YOUR MOVE.
SMOOTH THAT OVER TOP SO YOU HAVE A NICE DOME.
AND THEN, THIS IS THE LOOK THAT YOU GET,
A NICE, SMOOTH TOP.
I'M WORKING WITH A SHORT TAIL NOW
SO I CAN TELL WHEN IT'S ALL STRAIGHT.
A LONG TAIL -- MORE COMPLEX.
I'LL LEAVE MY LONG TAIL DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
AND ISN'T THAT WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO...
BE?
AIR, JOE?
I'LL CONTINUE STAPLING.
HERE, I CAN MAKE ALL KINDS OF HORRIBLE FOLDS
BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE HIDDEN
BY THE ARMS OF THE OUTSIDE.
SMOOTH, LIKE THE CHEEK OF PAMELA SUE WHATEVER-HER-NAME-IS.
I DON'T EVEN LIKE HER.
FINISHING UP THE INSIDE BACK.
I KNOW I'M GOING DOWN IN THE CORNERS.
THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THE CORNERS TIGHT.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I PLEAT OVER HERE
BECAUSE IT'S ALL GOING TO BE HIDDEN.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO BEFORE I TACK THIS TIGHT,
IS MAKE SURE I HAVE OPEN SPACES ON MY FABRIC
FOR THESE HOLES
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE SCREWS GO IN
TO ATTACH THAT MODULAR ARM.
I'LL JUST SIGHT UP A SCREW HOLE, I'LL PULL THIS TIGHT,
I'LL MAKE A LITTLE SNOOP LE THAT,
A LITTLE SNOOP LIKE THAT, AND THE WONDERS TO REVEAL.
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE,
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE COVERED.
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