On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at verizon.net> wrote: > Cheap? That'd be my guess too. A lot of things from yesteryear had felt padding or some kind of felt protection on its base, legs, covers. Green felt was likely readily available without requiring a lot of discussion, and cheap due to its abundance. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4