If you follow history you probably are aware that iron beds were not as popular in the west in the 1800’s as they were east of the Mississippi. Transporting beds to the west back in the 1800’s was not easy. It was costly, time consuming and difficult to transport large heavy items. People moving west…
I’ve yet to encounter an iron bed that once converted to a canopy doesn’t look more impressive and regal. It’s a funny thing, but back in the 1800’s the people that were producing iron beds in this country didn’t make canopies. That was something only coming out of Europe. The British were big into canopies…
It’s very easy to tell the popularity and collectability of an item by the number of reproduction of that item you see in the market place.
Few iron beds have the bells and whistles this one does. Made by the E. Simmons Co., that today makes a top line of mattresses. Iron beds of that time were in strong competition with the more expensive brass bed market.
The Two Tone Crackle finish is one that gives you an original finish for your iron bed that was being done by the manufacturer nearly 200 years ago.
So you have a king size mattress and you’ve always wanted an antique iron bed.
One of the more popular iron bed styles throughout the 1800’s was the “Wedding Ring” design.
In an age when decorating with “green” intentions has become so important to our environment and future generations, what better way to go green and recycle than to use original antiques that were made back in the 1800’s and have no impact on our environment because their production “footprint” is non-existent today. Iron beds are…
As I’ve mentioned in previous postings, the iron beds being made in England back in the 1800’s , were far inferior in their strength, quality and design, in comparison to those iron beds being made in this country at the same time.
So what would make a heavy iron bed more appealing to an iron bed companies female clientele?