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Original vintage advertising brochure for The Hard Manufacturing Co. of Buffalo, New York, featuring professional hospital beds and sickroom equipment for home use.
The colorful front advertises “Professional Hospital Beds and Other Sickroom Equipment” and illustrates a hospital-style bed with a patient receiving care at home.
The brochure promotes fixed-height, crank-operated adjustable and fully automatic adjustable hospital beds, along with safety sides, overbed tables, screens, cabinets and foot stools.
The reverse features a wonderful period illustration with a “Quiet Hospital Zone” sign and the slogan:
“Now You Can Have Hospital Comfort In Your Own Home.”
Great piece of vintage medical, hospital, nursing and healthcare advertising ephemera from Hard Manufacturing Co., Buffalo, New York.
Exact publication date is unknown; believed to be mid-20th century based on its design and content.
Condition: Vintage pre-owned condition with visible fold lines, creasing, age-related toning and general handling/storage wear. Please review all photos carefully for exact condition.
Original paper brochure only. No medical equipment is included.
