Jostam pad advice needed

[Bill Murphy]

The pictured pad looks like the base is either missing or it has been attached to the sponge parts. I have removed these pads in the past and Jim's idea to cut everything off except the base and then glue a new sponge pad onto the base is a good one. The base does not seem to deteriorate on these pads.

[Drew Hause]

More vintage pad examples here http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/22972603

[Researcher]

RevDocDrew,

Great picture trail on the recoil pads. I'd suggest a correction, on the Ithaca "bridge trestle" pads. As introduced circa 1931/1932 they had a black hard rubber base.



The original run had PAT. APPL'D FOR under the ITHACA GUN Co. ITHACA, N.Y. logo.



Eventually this was changed to PATENTED.

The Aluminium base first appears in the Summer 1950 illustrated Ithaca price list --



The Aluminum base pad is still offered thru 1953. I then have a ten year gap in my Ithaca paper and by 1963 they are offering this pad --

[Drew Hause]

Thanks Dave. I added those images and corrected the caption.