Check Out This Bed!

[Pappy]

Ran across this on craigslist. Never seen one like this.

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/fur/518039313.html

[Ed62]

That's a cool piece of furniture. If it's not too far from you, you should check it out.

Ed

[SARGE..g-47]

Whoa Pappy.. I've seen a few Murphy beds... but never one that folds into a chest-table as that. I used to have an apartment after VN that had a fold up and swing into the closet bed. That was long ago.. but I understand that is fairly common in the larger northern cities as NYC?

Merry Xmas... jarhead

[Seedy]

Pappy- I saw one exactly like this one a few years ago in Missouri. This one looks to be in better shape. I think it was priced about the same as this one. I have always wished I had figured out a way to come up with the money for it, because I've never seen another like it until now.

-seedy

[cabinetman]

That's a real interesting piece. Hard to tell how old it is without the up close touch/feel method. The folding bed looks exactly like a folding rollaway bed we had when I was a kid. That one folded up, and stood up.

It just goes to show how inventive some craftsmen can be. Finding one of those old folding beds in a Good Will or Salvation Army stores might make an interesting project for a "hide-a-bed".
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[mater]

That is unusual. It is the first I have seen.

[LinuxRandal]

All of the normal style Murphy beds that I have seen have been full or better. I have a late friend who was an antique dealer and store owner, until his wife passed, then he lost most of the passion for it. He told me of this style once and said it was (from fallible memory), was either twin, or what we call 3/4 now.

[dkhoward]

I saw one a few weeks ago in a shop here that folded like this but when closed it looked like a sideboard or small hutch. The bed, when unfolded was more of a youth size bed, shorter than a full length twin. It was an interesting piece and had I a place to put it, would have added it to our collection.

[LinuxRandal]

I saw one a few weeks ago in a shop here that folded like this but when closed it looked like a sideboard or small hutch. The bed, when unfolded was more of a youth size bed, shorter than a full length twin. It was an interesting piece and had I a place to put it, would have added it to our collection.

On the length, both my parents, and a late friends (which was bought by another friend), are shorter then today's beds. I think all standard Murphy beds are.
By the way, these had a feather mattress. (achoo, with my allergies)

[germdoc]

Interesting background for that "ad". Maybe while you're there checking out the antique, Pappy, you could patch that hole in the wall for them??