Antique Iron Bed

Hospital Beds……..

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Over the years plain Austere iron beds have often been referred to as “hospital beds”. The reasoning for that is quite simple…….. many of them were. Straight “soft shoulder” beds with straight interiors were a perfect bed frame for the continual use that a hospital bed receives. So it was surprising when I came across…

Antique Iron Bed

Institutional Iron Beds

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Iron beds have been used throughout history in institutional settings for one main reason…….durability. No other material, wood, plastic, fiberglass etc. etc., can match up to the durability  and strength of metal beds. Often referred to as “hospital beds”, some form of metal bed has always been used in these institutions. They are also easily…