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Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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McRea Cottage, Alameda, Showing Holmes Disappearing Bed Closed
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11 V i i otlage. Alameda. Showing Holmes Disappearing Bed Down The Architect and Engineer 119 The Disappearing Bed a Modern Utility MODERN building requirements haveadvanced to the poinl where everyavailable inch of space must beutilized, in order to ensure the owner areasonable rati.- of interest on his invest-ment. Some dt the brightest minds ol thepresent generation have striven to solvethe problem of how to eliminate wastispace in a building, yet preserve thearchitectural and the artistic features.One of the most successful inventions,in this line, is the disappearing lied, theuse of which enables the designer toprovide for roomy closets, or dressingrooms, without sacrifice of floor space,and increased cost of building. TheHolmes disappearing Bed Company hassucceeded in producing a bed which isinstalled in hotels, apartment houses andfiats, and which fills every requirement,including that of cost. It may be usedin combination with a buffet, a dresser,a book case, a desk, a settee,

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