Looking for Approximate age of twin beds

Would love to know if anyone has any knowledge about these beds, i.e. age, type of wood, etc.

 

Hi Terrie!

Welcome to Antiquers.............

@verybrad

 

Hi,
Welcome to the board. They were called "spool beds" or "Jenny Lind beds" We need close up pictures of the connection of the side boards to the head or bottom boards to get an idea of age. They have been made since the 1870s to day.
greg

 

they don't look that old...........bwdik...?

 

These look almost identical to a pair that belonged to my ex-wife...I still have them. They were in her family since the mid-to-late 1950s.
One notable feature is that the top sections of the corner posts are removable to reveal metal posts, and corresponding holes in the bottom of the legs allow the two twin beds to be stacked into a bunk-bed configuration.
Wood on mine is likely maple or similar hardwood.

 

Hi Greg,
Here are a few more pictures if that helps.
I do know they have been in my husband's family since 1940's-but of unknown origin.

 

Think these are late 19th century.

 

Hi Terri,
I agree with Brad they look 1890s to 1915.
They are bit more sturdy than the later ones.
greg

 

Thank you for your input.

 

Thank you for your input.

 

Agree. The hangers on the rails do look like they have some age to them.

 

Hi,
The "hangers" are iron which are usually older. The newer ones use brass up until the 1950s when steel became cheaper.
greg