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Mattresses and box springs, air-conditioning duct work, vinyl siding, and cut-up logs and branches are all piled up at curbs.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2020

On that sits as many as 2,000 individual coils used in the box springs, which are manufactured onsite.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2015

Other concealed areas held a number of mattresses and box springs.

From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 24, 2014

In 2010, Americans spent more than $5.8 billion on their mattresses and box springs, up 4 percent from the year before.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2011

Next, Lily lifted a corner of the mattress and raked her arm along the box springs, reaching in between all the way up to her armpit.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English