Here is a “Before and After” king conversion photo of an iron bed we did for a client in Laguna Beach Ca. It was a bed we’d never seen before. So it must have been made in very limited numbers…..possibly only a few before the foundry decided not to make it any more ……or……it could…
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.
As you may have read in my 2nd Blog entitled Origins of Cathouse Antique Iron Beds, the first iron beds I ever had, came in to my possession from a couple of farmers up in Pennsylvania.
It was a strange thing that some designers of iron beds did back in the early 1800’s when selecting a certain theme for their iron beds.
For many years people that went out and bought antique iron beds, felt as though they should completely refinish them so they looked brand new.
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.
Ok…….Well I think we all know where that questions leading. The answer is a resounding NO. The reason people tend to ask this question is because they’ve heard horror stories about brass beds making all kind of noise when the occupants are being intimate. Unfortunately iron beds get lumped into the same category with brass…
With the Oscars at had, I was reminiscing about a number of the old celebrities I’ve had the good fortune to have met and sold iron beds to over the years.
With the Oscars at had, I was reminiscing about a number of the old celebrities I’ve had the good fortune to have met and sold iron beds to over the years.