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Picked up a 48-206
Ron Ramirez
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05-20-2014, 05:01 PM
From Wikipedia:

"Leatherette is a form of artificial leather, usually made by covering a fabric base with plastic. The fabric can be made of a natural or a synthetic fibre which is then covered with a soft PVC layer."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherette#Leatherette

Further reading:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leatherette

http://ask.cars.com/2011/06/what-are-the...rette.html

http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/02/04/leathe...ou-choose/

And there's more...Bing (not Crosby in this case) is your friend. Or Google. Or DuckDuckGo. Icon_smile
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Picked up a 48-206 - by PAradiogeek - 05-20-2014, 12:32 PM
RE: Picked up a 48-206 - by OldRestorer - 05-20-2014, 12:43 PM
RE: Picked up a 48-206 - by Ron Ramirez - 05-20-2014, 05:01 PM
RE: Picked up a 48-206 - by OldRestorer - 05-20-2014, 06:36 PM
RE: Picked up a 48-206 - by PAradiogeek - 05-20-2014, 08:50 PM



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