BedTimes Magazine, a Trade Publication Devoted to the Production of Mattresses, Celebrates 100 Years

Monthly publication is as old as Forbes

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There is a gargantuan amount of fascinating history and anecdotal information shared in BedTimes magazine’s review of its long history. The inaugural August 1917 issue carried a count of 13 advertisers and a few years later came the publication’s first tagline–‘The Bedding Man’s Trade Journal.’

Above is the August 1925 cover, reflecting the first of several previous magazine names. As BedTimes explains, this was a landmark issue:

Each month, the cover text changed, but not the overall design itself until August 1925, when the magazine unveiled its first image-oriented cover.

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