No………Lincoln DID NOT sleep in this bed. But consider this On the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known…
The three leaf Clover, symbolizing Irish pride, was coined by St. Patrick to represent the Holy Trinity. We discover this bed, with it’s beautiful large Three Leaf Clover castings, in a predominantly Irish neighborhood of Chicago. Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine, in Ireland, killed over a million men, women…
Over the years, I’ve had quite a few people that weren’t crazy about brass on their bed. But back in the 1800’s the manufacturers of iron beds were desperately trying to offer the brass bed market a better, stronger bed, yet still give a touch of the then popular “brass trim”. With brass the public…
One of the more unique and collectible beds I’ve come across over the years is one we lovingly refer to as the “Grapes of Wrath” bed.
Antique iron beds, generally speaking, were feminine in design.
Matching Twin Size iron beds are about as scarce as any antique item you’ll come across.
In recreating a true period in history, the set decorator will stop at nothing to try and recreate the furnishing from the period in history they’re trying to duplicate for authenticity.
Decorating with antique iron beds has become more and more popular with interior designers throughout Texas.
On Oct.28th, 1886 the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor.
Quite often the style of an antique iron bed was way ahead of the style catagory it would fall into. Take for instance the Art Deco Period.