Antique Iron Beds vs Reproductions
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.
Grapes of Wrath Bed
For all of you wine connoisseurs and vineyard owners…….here’s one of the more unique and collectible antique iron beds I”ve come across.
The Best Simmons Bed Ever Made
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.
Pendleton Mills Iron Bed Ad
A number of years ago I received a call from a “stylist” who said she was in need of a iron bed for an advertisement in a log cabin setting.
Baton Rouge Foundries and the Iron Bed
As you may have learned form some of my earlier blogs, Pittsburgh was the center of steel production in tis country back in the 1800’s.
“What kind of bed does your daughter have”?
I’m often asked……Since you’ve been dealing in antique iron beds for over thirty years, what kind of beds do your daughters have? Well here’s my 15 yr olds bed.
Why Buy An Antique Iron Bed
Why should you consider buying an antique iron bed, when there are so many alternative bed frames on the market?
Wedding Ring Iron Beds
One of the more popular iron bed styles throughout the 1800’s was the “Wedding Ring” design.
Iron Bed Height Princess and the Pea origin
So why were iron beds so high off the ground? The old beds and even their wooden counterparts were elevated higher than what we’re use to today because of cold drafts that were close to the ground
“British Cylinder Bed”…….
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.