Little History on Waterbeds
Did you ever wonder when waterbeds were made? Well having a waterbed myself I thought I would look up just to see when they came out. I figure it was around the early 60’s or later. Guess what I was wrong it was even earlier then the 60’s.
In the early 1800’s a type of waterbed was invented by a Scottish physician by the name Dr. Neil Arnott .The bed called a Hydrostatic Bed was to help prevent bedsores in invalids. This bed was a bath of water with a covering of rubber-impregnated canvas,on which was put lighter bedding. Dr. Arnott did not patent the bed making it so anyone could construct a bed like this design.
Dr. William Hooper of Portsmouth, England, did patent a waterbed in 1883. It was used to relieve bed sore pains in his patients. His invention was a failure due to trying to contain the water and control of the temperature.
Charles Hall created the modern waterbed in 1968 with the help of fellow students. He want to make an innovative chair, but was uncomfortable he settled on perfecting a bed. He succeeded but due to a waterbed begin described in a couple of novels by Robert A. Heinlein, Hall was unable to obtain a patent on his creation.
Today we still have waterbeds who really design them is not quit clear. They are part of our décor with their waterbed sheets in single, queen and king size.
I hope you enjoyed this is bit of history on waterbeds and I hope to find more out about waterbeds in the near future.
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