Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . Fig. 3.—Cabinet-Bed—Side. beds in front and side elevation. When notin use, it is a handsome piece of furniture, andto a casual observer suggests nothing morethan an ordinary wardrobe and bureau. An-other class of folding-beds includes those in- Fig. 4.—Cabinet-Bed—End. coverings is so well known that it does notrequire illustration. In effect it is precise
Appleton's annual cyclopedia and register of important events: embracing political, military, an ecclesiastical affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance, literature, science, agriculture, and mechanical industry . Fig. 3.—Cabinet-Bed—Side. beds in front and side elevation. When notin use, it is a handsome piece of furniture, andto a casual observer suggests nothing morethan an ordinary wardrobe and bureau. An-other class of folding-beds includes those in- Fig. 4.—Cabinet-Bed—End. coverings is so well known that it does notrequire illustration. In effect it is preciselylike the one shown in Fig. 5, except that thelegs cannot be folded parallel to the side-pieces,and it lacks the long braces marked A A. Fig. 5 shows one of the best camp-bedsin the market. The legs turn on a bolt in theusual manner at B, but are so attached to theside-rails, by means of an iron fixture, that theycan be folded parallel to the side-rails, androlled up in the canvas as shown at open for use, the bed is six feet threeinches long and twenty-nine inches wide;folded it forms a roll about six inches in diam-eter one way and four inches the otherway. The weight is fifteen pounds. A camp-bed somewhat more ela
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