Anyone know what this thing is?
 

One of my scores today. Some kind of padded platform.

I know I can put it to use but I'm curious what the original use was for.

TIA!

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seat for a porch bench or something

Is this a trick question?

It's a little too thin to support someone's weight. Maybe a back support? Or a cover for some kind of chest or storage compartment.

No.

Its a piece of upholstered plywood

Bed headboard. The decorative part for lack of a better term.

Out of a boat?

This.

Or a fancy new tonneau cover for your truck!

Acoustic panel?

Hahah, reminds me of this that I saw on FB recently.

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Quad sex platform for midgets

Yeah most likely.

The forklift tracks on the backside worry me some - what was going on in that bedroom?

Part of a door for a padded room? Best to ask over on PARF.

Baz, you bought a used cheap motel headboard!

Bottom panel from a coffin?

Could be part of an upholstered window seat.

Firewood

The green foam strips on it's backside reduce noise complaints to the office at the short stay motel.

I would put it out on the deck and lie down on it.

It's original purpose; I wouldn't have a clue.

I wouldn't even let my dawg lay down on that nasty thing :D

That's a hell of a score Baz - a cheap motel headboard. Hopefully the only body fluids on it are hair oil. It would probably make good kindling for a bonfire.

How big is it? Maybe someone made their own bunkie board?

Umm, come to think of it. I think you're right.

Florida Casting Couch.

OK - a possibility I discovered the use of this item - as mentioned in Post #1.

The couch I brought home today has a fold out bed in it. When you remove the cushions to fold out the bed, there's a flat piece of thin wood covered in fabric just laying there. To be removed before opening the bed. I guess it serves as a 'platform' to support the cushions. Anyhoo....when I picked it up it reminded me of the piece I started this thread about......here it is......

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Not sure but whatever you do don’t shine a UV light on it….

My concern with some of the stuff that you pick up would be things like bed bugs.

My guess on the original post is headboard.

I've never seen a flat board under the cushions of a fold out bed. I feel like that may have been a mod made by a previous owner.

Rectangular padded surf board.... when you have blisters

LOL.....SmileWavy

You been hanging on to this thing for a year and a half?
Maybe check the minimalist thread? :D

Is the plywood 3/4?
It looks like the bottom pad for a seat, as stated before.
If it is a headboard, it sure is ugly.

Of course, it is ugly whatever it is.

Jackson Pollock paintings are very valuable.

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I would use it as trash can filler.

Jackson Pollock - Date of death 8/11/1956
Robert C Kontak - Date of birth 8/12/1956

If you observed any of the cluttered flat surfaces in my garages across 50 years of wrenching you would know his spirit is now in me.

Side note: the "Love" decal on the back window from Baz's original post is from a well known print. My aunt had one of the original 250 prints from 67. She died in 2009 and her son sold it for $30k and bought old (60's) mopars with it.

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^^^ That's pretty cool...my older brother was born on the same day as McCartney. Some say he bears a resemblance to him.

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