Bed Sizes Antique Iron Beds

When it comes to iron beds that were being made back in the 1800’s, there were 5 specific size categories. Yet even within those five categories  beds could vary in width quite a bit, especially in the Twin Size category. The five different categories of beds were: Crib Size : These usually were very close…

The Scarcity of Twin Iron Beds

Twin size iron beds have been around since the late 19th century when they were hand made by craftsmen and artisans who would hand pour the iron and then polish detailed castings. Then finishes were hand applied to these twin size beds. Until World War I, they were manufactured by hand in American foundries on…

Matching Twin Iron Beds

Extremely rare today and a luxury back in the 1800’s, matching twin iron beds are few and far between. Why would matching twin  beds be so rare today. Simple……there were far fewer of them made than any other  beds being made. So why were there far fewer being made? Again…simple……few people had the luxury of…