Box spring mattress
Chorlton and Dugdale
Category
Furniture
Date
1900 (circa)
Materials
Pine, iron, mesh and brass
Measurements
925 mm (Width); 1890 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Manchester
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937929
Summary
Pine- and black-painted iron-framed single spring mattress manufactured by Chorlton & Dugdale, 19 Blackfriars Street, Manchester, and supplied by James Shoolbred & Company, Tottenham House, Tottenham Court Road, London.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
MADE FOR JAMES SHOOLBRED & COMPANY / TRADE / MARK / No. 89249 / LONDON (impressed on thin brass plaque); TRADE MARK / EXCELSIOR / SPRING MATTRESS (impressed on thin brass plaque twice); TRADE MARK / CHORLTON & DUGDALE'S / EXCELSIOR MESH / No. 89249 (impressed on thin brass plaque); INTEGRITY / TRADE I.C.& CO. MARK / RELIABILITY (stamped in black).
Makers and roles
Chorlton and Dugdale , manufacturer James Shoolbred, supplier