Hi
I have problem with introduction to service of the metal frame camp beds.
The earlierst manufacturing date is 1944, also one person wrote that metal-frame camp bed was used by his father (RAMC) during ww2 in Africa (but when?)
Couple of questions:
When metal frame beds were introduced into service?
How long maufacturing of wood+metal frame beds lasted (in all versions)?
Do you have any pictures of metal beds in use during ww2?
Do you know when green canvas on metal beds was introduced?
1944 beds are khaki, while 1965 are green.
I have 6 metal beds, but only one is dated (1965), two are the same as ww2, but without dates, other have minor differences (2 or 3 module frame, shade of canvas, buckles etc.).
As they were widely used after ww2 I have problem find out the manufacturing dates.
Regards
mietek
PS Some pictures:
Typical wood+metal:
1) white:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
2) light green:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
Metal frame:
1) khaki, when it was introduced?
bed: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
another one with date: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
two more, slightly different:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
2) larger, green, 1965: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
3) green, same size as 1944, different construction (2 instead of 3 modules):
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
I have problem with introduction to service of the metal frame camp beds.
The earlierst manufacturing date is 1944, also one person wrote that metal-frame camp bed was used by his father (RAMC) during ww2 in Africa (but when?)
Couple of questions:
When metal frame beds were introduced into service?
How long maufacturing of wood+metal frame beds lasted (in all versions)?
Do you have any pictures of metal beds in use during ww2?
Do you know when green canvas on metal beds was introduced?
1944 beds are khaki, while 1965 are green.
I have 6 metal beds, but only one is dated (1965), two are the same as ww2, but without dates, other have minor differences (2 or 3 module frame, shade of canvas, buckles etc.).
As they were widely used after ww2 I have problem find out the manufacturing dates.
Regards
mietek
PS Some pictures:
Typical wood+metal:
1) white:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
2) light green:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
Metal frame:
1) khaki, when it was introduced?
bed: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
another one with date: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
two more, slightly different:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
2) larger, green, 1965: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph
3) green, same size as 1944, different construction (2 instead of 3 modules):
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mietek...e2.jpg&.src=ph