Antique Bed Sizes
Back in the early to late 1800’s the double/ full size was the largest iron bed being made.
Back in the early to late 1800’s the double/ full size was the largest iron bed being made.
There was a very popular style iron bed back in the 1800’s that has also become a very popular iron bed today, with the “Shabby Chic” set.
To the untrained eye…..the construction of one iron bed is just as good as another.
One of the most difficult repairs to make to an antique iron bed, is a broken hitch.
Antique iron beds used a spring unit that attached to the side rails and that houses a feather mattress.
Here’s a little education if you’re missing siderails for your antique iron bed.
What made iron beds so much more popular than wooden beds of their era?
In the early to mid-1800’s, the center of steel production in this country, was in Pittsburgh Pa.
The quality of an iron bed is most often determined by the quality of it’s castings or “Chills” as they were called back n the 1800’s.
The beauty of just about anything in life, be it a beautiful woman, or a piece of bedroom furniture, can be enhanced by the way you accessorize them . Bracelets , necklaces and earrings on one , and lamps, pillows and comforters on the other. Although a Spartan setting might call for a minimal amount of…