Originally Posted by
Rick_D
You note in the OP it has not been used, but the underside photo seems to show markings and even perhaps rust stains that to my eye could indicate prior use. Have the rails perhaps been bent in the intervening decades? Even being stowed under a heavy stack of whatever might flatten it and spread the rails.
Yes mainly markings of years and storage, however the black suede and the white labels are like new and possibly never saw anyone sitting on them... As per the rails spread that had to be a really heavy load, which IMHO would have let other marks elsewhere...
Originally Posted by
Rick_D
I'd think a women-specific variation as noted earlier can explain the smaller dimensions.