Top wadding
 

I am about to help with a top on a "huckster"

The top is set up like a woody wagon with the thin support slats running the length of the body

We are going to put the black canvas down on top of the slats and the grained "vinyl" as the topping. My questions is, was the intermediate layer of cotton wadding used on the station wagon bodies? And, I don't think chicken wire was used as the slats provide enough support (??)

Thanks

Re: Top wadding
 

On the wagons originally just the black vinyl material was used, The white backing on the vinyl showed through the slats,

Re: Top wadding
 

I'd like to see information that confirms that no underlayment or cotton padding were used on these applications. It doesn't make sense to me. Even model T truck cabs had three layers in the top as far as I know. It makes the top much smoother looking and would hide any unevenness in the slats.

There was no vinyl yet in that time frame. The material was impregnated with pyroxylin and embossed with the grain before it was cured.