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910 ILLUSTRATED WORLD
BED AND PLAYHOUSE COM­
BINED
THE bed pictured here was designed
in the first place for hospitals, where
a great deal of trouble was experienced
in the wards in letting down the sides of
the bed, which were either always out
of order, or when let down, interfered
with the next bed, leaving no room for
the doctor or the nurse to stand. Also,
children often tampered with the mechanism
at the side and fell out of bed.
When this bed is let down, the whole
As a Playhouse-Crib
This bed for baby transforms itself quickly into a safely
railed space in which to romp. This change is effected
merely by raising the sides.
top comes down and forms a table which,
in the hospital, may be used as an examining
table and, in the home, as an easy
place for the mother to dress the baby.
With just a slight lift of the finger the top
is pushed up again and locks itself into
place. This lock is out of the way of
the child and cannot be played with by
him. It works up and down on a spring,
in the same way that the roller of a window
shade operates.
When the bed is down, it forms an
ideal play yard for the baby while the
busy mother is doing her work around
the house.
For the Examination
When a doctor is to attend the child patient, the sides of
the crib are let down. Nothing then is in the physician's
way.
HUMANE CONVEYANCE FOR
THE SICK
ANY people who have undergone
major surgical operations, when
asked about them later say, "Oh, I didn't
mind the operation so much, but that
awful ambulance—I thought I should die
before I got to the hospital."
With this new humane conveyance the
patient may be adjusted to any position.
Going down the stairs, he may lie down,
or if he has a form of heart trouble, he
may sit up, and be perfectly comfortable
as far as the carrier is concerned.
The conveyance rolls on soft rubber
tired wheels into the ambulance, and is
adjusted without any discomfort to the
patient.
This Adjustable Chair Minimizes the Patient's Discomfort
on His Trip to the Hospital