Author Topic: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame  (Read 2373 times)

thederringer

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Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« on: September 11, 2014, 10:51:24 pm »
While I would eventually like to know if this is worth anything, first I'm just curious how old it is.  I bought a twin bed on craigslist a few years ago and it came with a very old looking (but not in bad shape) box frame by Sealy.  I never game it much thought because it was used as a guest bed.  Now that I'm moving and trying to get rid of things, I was about the craigslist the bed, but held off when I looked at the tags more closely.

The first thing I noticed, apart from it being a Sealy Posturepedic, was that the edges of the frame were bendy.  I know most cheaper twin beds come with solid wood frames but this seems a bit higher class than that.  I looked at the tags to try to find any sort of manufacturing date, but I couldn't locate one.  The only dates, which were pretty specific, were regarding regulations from 1923, 1926, and 1929.  I have included pictures of both tags with the post.

I'm pretty good at searching for things on google, but I was unable to turn up anything that resembled this model.  I did find that Sealy was started in 1889 but I was unable to determine when they started their Posturepedic line (hoping to narrow things down).  I tried searching some of the numbers on the tags as well as some of the other buzzwords on the box springs.  I tried searching "Sealy comfort-card" which is printed on the top and came up blank.

I figured I'd post here to see if anyone had an idea of how old this model might be.  Thanks in advance!

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2014, 11:02:55 pm »
I did a little more digging and found some newpapers.  It looks like it was made before 1956 as shown in this ad:
http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Kingston%20NY%20Daily%20Freeman/Kingston%20NY%20Daily%20Freeman%201956%20Grayscale/Kingston%20NY%20Daily%20Freeman%201956%20Grayscale%20-%200922.pdf

Here's one from 1943, but I can't see the ad close enough to tell if it looks like what I have:
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/33828866/

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2014, 05:40:34 am »
I thought this was a 1960`s hairstyle but checked to be sure !!  Found several sources for prices in 1960 and the ranged from $159.99 to $179.99 for your set !! Since the price of yours was $169.99 we can assume that's approx. when yours was made !!

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2014, 06:58:19 am »
Thanks!  Do you have some links?

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2014, 07:41:04 am »
Just as google what the price for a sealy posturpedic was in 1960 !!

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2014, 10:27:31 am »
Here's one with the same mattress tag from 1950's...but the pricing is much less.



http://indulgy.com/post/287GuLPhY1/s-sealy-posturepedic-vintage-mattress-company-ta
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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2014, 11:18:03 am »
That is the price for a single mattress !! Label says 20 year guarantee when used with Sealy foundations,, 10 years with other brands !!

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2014, 01:12:49 pm »
Found a lawsuit that Posturepedic was added to the Baby Posturepedic mattress tag in 1951. 

However, if you read the lawsuit with Sealy VS Simmons, the company doesn't document well and isn't exactly sure if it was 1952 or 1951...which was after they started using it for full size (adult) mattresses (such as the one you have).  So, at least we have a better idea from this crazy "witness" information that it was intro'd prior to 1951.

http://openjurist.org/265/f2d/934/sealy-incorporated-v-simmons-company

The company, interestingly enough, doesn't document their transitions on mattresses in their history.  Hopefully they did keep a history of this somewhere.
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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2014, 02:21:26 pm »
I couldn`t find anything on dates of introduction on any of their mattress lines except the newest ones !!

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2014, 02:57:54 pm »
Interesting about the age although worth is quite something else. Here in Illinois I have been told it is illegal to sell a used mattress. Most resalers here sell a frame and give the rest away

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Re: Sealy Posturepedic Box Frame
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2014, 04:02:01 pm »
Although you can sell them here,, most people hesitate to buy a mattress unless it has been commercially sanitized !!