Driver and Gunner/Observer Seat - cushion and cover

[Michael R.]

What I believe were early seat cushions for the universal carriers are produced without a means to secure them to the seat frames. The shape and style is published in the 1944 dated Illustrated Parts Manual, FUC-03. It appears the manufacture and supply of this seat cushion style may be British in origin. I question if the manufacture continued after 1945 with slight changes to the material type and the finish on the snap exteriors? I recall Ron P. had seats with similar looking material.

While other examples exist showing the part number, date and company, those covers can be observed with either black colour snap exteriors, or chrome.