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Slumberon: 1941
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 8:08pm.
July 1941. "Detroit, Michigan. Selling mattresses at the Crowley-Milner department store." More like deFARKment store. Medium-format nitrate negative by Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Early American
Submitted by Chris Albertson on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 1:11am.
I think that's what the furniture style is called. I had just such a bed in 1941, when I was 10.
Mr. Lambert
Submitted by tkohl on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:30pm.
"But you put a bucket over your head last time I said mattress..."
Tongue in Cheek
Submitted by Photobay on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:55am.
"Is your product used by one sex over another." Quote taken from an old "Pardon my Blooper" record back in the '60's.
Looks Familiar
Submitted by Rip Tragle on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 11:41am.
I think I sill have that rig on my bed. I never have been able to figure out what my sleep number is though.
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Submitted by tterrace on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 8:54pm.
"And for newlyweds, we offer these heavy-duty shock absorbers."
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