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Sofa bed. Incised geometric detail on crest and sides. Tufted upholstery on seat, apron and back. Three legs (front ones curved) on either side. Rests on casters.
sofa beds
multiple-seating furniture
sleeping and reclining furniture
oak (wood)
cotton (textile)
Eastlake
Cotton
Eastlake
BED, SOFA
Imprinted into wood at tops of both arms, back of crest and back: ""PATENTED/ AUG. 10. 1875"" Printed paper label affixed to back: ""Automatic Sofa Bed/ PATENTED AUGUST 10 1875, and AUGUST 13, 1878./ SIDNEY SQUIRES & CO.,/ SOLE MANUFACTURERS,/ 1287 Washington Street,/ BOSTON, MASS.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Sidney Squires & Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
44 1/4 x 75 1/2 x 31 1/3 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1270
Massachusetts (United States)
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