Regency Household: Sofa Beds

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reason in this and all similar cases being that such a choice indicates unity of design 651 Sofa Beds Sofas which may be converted into beds are most convenient articles of furniture for cottages and other small dwellings Fig 676 p 324 shows a bed formed out of a sofa of this description The back of the sofa is hinged as shown in fig 677 at a and it falls down and is supported by two portable legs fig 678 b c these legs are tapped and screwed into the top rail of the back that is a screw is formed on the upper end of the leg and a hole being bored in the rail nearly of the same diameter as this screw an instrument called a tap is introduced into the hole and being turned round grooves out a path for the screw this path or screw groove is called the female screw and that which goes into it the male screw The end d is made to shift it is fastened to the side rail of the seat of the sofa by the two wooden dowels ee which go into the rail and is secured to the back and bottom by two thumb screws at ff When the bed is used this end is shifted to that opposite in order to form the head of the bed the end style of the back of the sofa having holes to receive the same dowels and thumb screws so as to retain it in its place Underneath the sofa there is a well for the legs fig 676 g which may either open to the front or the back and may be either concealed by the valance of the sofa cover or by a movable panel of wood There is a cupboard which opens at one end as seen at h in fig 678 Fig 679 p 327 is a view of a sofa which may be turned into a bed with posts and curtains Fig 680 shows 680 ik the first process that of removing the sofa cover mattress and cushions of the seat and the mattress of the back Here is seen a third mattress i which is kept in a well underneath the seat and sufficiently long to hold it in a curved though not in a straight position The remaining part of the space underneath the seat is occupied by

a cupboard k Under the cushions which form the seat of the sofa and above the well may be seen the folding frame l which forms the bottom of the bed Fig 681 shows 681 this folding frame opened out and supported by four portable legs tapped and screwed into its sides The bedposts are in like manner tapped and screwed into the top rails of what formed the sofa ends and the tester laths and their side pieces forming the top drop on to iron pins inserted in the upper ends of the bedposts The legs the posts the tester laths and side pieces all go into the same well as the mattress when not in use and when the sofa cover is on it completely conceals the holes which receive the bedposts and also the well and the cupboard Fig 682 p 327 shows the bed with the mattresses and bolsters laid in their places and the curtains put up This is a very desirable description of sofa bed to have in a cottage parlour or indeed in any small dwelling either in town or country The cost complete in London is from 10 to 15 There are also chair beds which are formed by drawing out a frame from under the chair so as to triple the length of the seat on which frame are arranged the cushions which were previously placed against the back and sides of the easy chair The bottom of the chair may be formed into a cupboard to open at the side An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture: Containing Numerous Designs for Dwellings … Including … Agricultural Buildings … Parochial Schools … Garden Scenery … Accompanied by Analyt. and Crit. Remarks. (1833). United Kingdom: Longman.

My back could never, although I did sleep on a futon bed and thin mattress through high school and a bit after.  This seems perfect for a bachelor’s rooms.

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