I'm 46 years old,and in all those years,you are only the 2nd person i have ever heard call them that.When i was a kid,my great grandma used to say it,and i had no idea what she was talking about for a long time haha.
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The name comes from a 19th century Massachusetts furniture maker, A.H. Davenport and Company. The family name Davenport goes back to a town in Cheshire, England.
My grandmother also called the couch a davenport.
The name comes from a 19th century Massachusetts furniture maker, A.H. Davenport and Company. The family name Davenport goes back to a town in Cheshire, England.
My grandmother also called the couch a davenport.
Yeah,same with my grandma,but my great grandma it was always davenport,and she would get mad if someone called it anything else haha.
Back in the day when i lived in Canada i had a girlfriend who was Italian,on Sundays we would go to her grandmas house for a homemade Italian meal with all of her family.
And guess what? sofa was wrapped in plastic
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