Looking for Approximate age of twin beds

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  1. terri gossage

    terri gossage New Member

    Photo on 2-5-20 at 4.47 PM.jpg Photo on 2-5-20 at 4.46 PM #2.jpg Photo on 2-5-20 at 4.46 PM #3.jpg Would love to know if anyone has any knowledge about these beds, i.e. age, type of wood, etc.
     

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  2. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Terrie!

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

    @verybrad
     
  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  4. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    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
     
  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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

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  6. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    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.
     
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  7. terri gossage

    terri gossage New Member

    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.
     
  8. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Think these are late 19th century.
     
  9. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

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

    terri gossage New Member

    Thank you for your input.
     
  11. terri gossage

    terri gossage New Member

    Thank you for your input.
     
  12. Iowa Jayhawk

    Iowa Jayhawk Well-Known Member

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

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

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