On stretcher: "This side should face / the floor. Canvas top / folds one way only / (as illustrated) / + illustration / TELESCOPE COT BED CO., Inc / Manufacturers & Sole Owners of Patents / 514 WEST 57th Street / New York City. U.S.A.". Very similar to "COMPACTUM" Camp Bed illustrated in Army & Navy 1907 Catalogue pg 279. Used on holiday trips to Rottnest Island pre and during the 1920's.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
Accession Number: | CH1981.91 |
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Accession Date: | 18 Mar 1981 |
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Material
Wood/Wood | canvas, wood, steel,
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Measurement
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