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Late Victorian Adjustable Campaign Bed with Detachable Legs.
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Late Victorian Adjustable Campaign Bed with Detachable Legs.

19th century
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Late Victorian adjustable campaign bed with screw in legs.

For reupholstering

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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Victorian Adjustable Campaign Bed to the Victorian era.

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Description
Late Victorian adjustable campaign bed with screw in legs.

For reupholstering

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Victorian Adjustable Campaign Bed to the Victorian era.

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SA1129678
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors.
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Archive I A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors.

Late Victorian Adjustable Campaign Bed with Detachable Legs.

Archive II A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View II
Archive III A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View III
Archive IV A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View IV
Archive V A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View V
Archive VI A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View VI
Archive VII A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View VII
Archive VIII A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors. View VIII
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Telephone 07710 561 505
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Warpsgrove
Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
United Kingdom
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors.
Late Victorian adjustable campaign bed with detachable legs.
Ref: SA1129678
A late Victorian adjustable wooden campaign bed frame featuring a ratchet backrest, jute webbing, and turned legs on brass castors.
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  • ObjectDaybeds
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass, Jute
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTurned legs, Ratchet backrest mechanism, Brass castors, Folding frame hinges

This late Victorian campaign bed presents a folding wooden frame in a warm brown mahogany finish, designed for portability and function. The construction includes a ratcheting adjustable backrest mechanism to raise the upper section, a segmented base strung with woven jute webbing, and screw-in turned legs fitted with brass castors. Visible details include exposed webbing tape, metal hinges joining the frame sections, and raw padding materials beneath the missing upholstery. The piece stands at a standard daybed height, measuring 75 cm from the floor to the top of the wooden frame. This item is intended for complete reupholstering by a craftsperson, making it suitable for restoration projects or as a decorative restorative piece in a study, guest room, or period interior once finished with new fabric covering.

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A campaign bed is a portable piece of furniture engineered for rapid assembly, disassembly, and transport, originally developed for military officers during travel and foreign deployment in the nineteenth century.

These beds were typically constructed from resilient hardwoods such as mahogany, teak, or oak, combined with brass hinges, iron fittings, turned legs, and woven jute or canvas webbing to withstand repeated movement.

Authentic pieces feature specialised hardware including strap hinges, flush brass mounts, multi-position ratchet mechanisms for adjustable recline, and screw-in turned legs designed for swift breakdown.

Once re-upholstered, a campaign frame works effectively as a low-profile lounge seat or window bench in a study, library, or hallway, paired with linen cushions and structured throw pillows.

Keep the timber frame clean using a dry microfibre cloth and apply beeswax periodically to nourish the wood finish, while ensuring mechanical brass or iron hinges remain clean and free from dust buildup.
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