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Tyler Howe

1800-08-11 – 1880-06-09

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Tyler Howe, inventor of the box-spring bed, about 1870. His brother was William Howe, inventor of the Howe Truss Bridge, and his nephew was Elias Howe, Jr., inventor of the sewing machine.Credit: Van Slyck, J.D. (1879). New New England Manufacturers and Manufactories: Three Hundred and Fifty of the Leading Manufacturers of New England. Vol. 1. Boston: Van Slyck Comany, page 364 (overleaf)

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Tyler Howe (; August 11, 1800 – June 9, 1880) was an American inventor and manufacturer who developed the first box-spring bed.

Occupation & Career

inventor

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  1. Wikidata population candidate Q28815284 — wikidata View source

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