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Charles Lee, Bed Manufacturer The origin of bedsteads found in Louisiana and elsewhere throughout the South stamped “C. LEE” has long been cause for speculation. The most persistent popular belief has been that Lee was a free man of color who apprenticed under Prudent Mallard. It is now known that Charles Lee was in fact working in Manchester, Massachusetts circa 1856 to 1868, employing approximately eighteen men and shipping to New Orleans retailers such [...] Click here to continue reading. Henry Boyd Henry Boyd (1802 to 1886) was born a slave in Kentucky. He apprenticed to a cabinetmaker and was able to purchase his freedom in 1820. Six years later he removed to Cincinnati and worked in an iron factory and as a carpenter. By 1836, he had opened his own factory where he produced bedsteads. He developed an innovative construction, which he called the “wood screw and swelled rail” bedstead that allowed the [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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