Bikersmurf
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I feel like he stole my bed design… only difference being I was planning it on the passenger side.
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I didn't realize you were the original designer of the murphy style bed. That's amazing.
I didn't realize you were the original designer of the murphy style bed. That's amazing.
... I thought thread resurrection was bring a thread back from the grave rather than a thread posted by the deceased? ... "Inventor William Lawrence Murphy (1856-1957) began tinkering with hideaway beds while living in a one-room apartment in San Francisco in the late 19th century. He was falling for a young opera singer and courting customs at that time would not permit a lady to enter a gentleman's bedroom. But according to family legend, Murphy's limited finances and a strict moral code didn't spoil his chance at love. His invention allowed him to stow his bed in his closet, transforming his one-room apartment from a bedroom into a parlor.
The couple married in 1900."
is from:
Curator Finds Murphy Bed's Place in American History
The Murphy Bed was born of necessity—the inventor had a driving desire to hide his bed, so he could entertain his lady
www.smithsonianmag.com