Odd bed post

I found this amusing musing at:

http://beddingfacts.com/Iron+Beds.6703.htm.

It is oddly worded, contains some unique and questionable observations and has an even stranger title (which I love). But as always, I like anything that confirms that we are indeed America’s oldest in business bed makers, even if it came from a SPAM machine whirlygig with other oddball claims (no bad backs? good pet beds?). It’s no wonder buying a real bed can appear so troublesome. Any grammatical/spelling errors are (sic)……..

Iron Beds For Men Of Steel

An iron bed is a bed with iron frames. The iron metal is heavy, sturdy and rustic, which makes it more durable than wooden beds.

Traditional iron beds have iron headboards and foot boards while the frame rails are made of steel.

Iron beds originated from America from the 1850’s. Until the first world war, iron beds were hand made since the war era prided itself of craftsmanship. Pittsburgh, Wheelings and Chicago pioneered iron bed making. But it took many days to make one iron bed because the small factories in these states employed only a few people. The process of production was tedious, from hand pouring and elaborately polishing to applying the finishes by hand.

The pioneer iron bed factories in the United States became extinct after mass production was introduced. Only the Charles P. Rogers Company of New York, which has produced iron beds since 1855, has survived until now.

Iron bed production rose to its peak just before the first world war started. But iron beds were temporarily stopped when America entered the Great War because iron was badly needed to serve other purposes. There was a great demand for military weapons and armament so they saw that using iron for making beds are unnecessary.

But the end of the first world war greatly affected the iron industry when mass production during wartime was applied. Iron beds were no longer hand-made so it lacks the trademark of the original iron beds. The intrinsic designs were no longer seen with mass-produced iron beds. This brought about the fall of small iron bed factories and the extinction of carefully made and precisely detailed iron beds.

Modern iron beds are now made mostly of cold constructed of cold and heavy steel tubes steel and solid steel bars.

Iron beds are cheaper than wooden beds, even if it is popular for strength. It can withstand time and last longer than most beds. And do not think iron beds are only suitable for garrisons or prisons because they can also be styled into modern, romantic or antique styles, depending on its finishes. Various finishes can be made on iron beds. It could also be engraved upon.

Like the sleigh bed, the more antique an iron bed is, the more it is fashionable. Iron beds also make good sleeping beds for pets. People with back pains should not sleep in iron beds.