Article: Cost of antique bed can be hidden in the mattress

ANTIQUES

Cost of antique bed can be hidden in the mattress

By RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL

Cowles Syndicate

Sunday, January 30, 2000

Be careful when buying an antique bed. The size may fool you.

It was not until the 1920s that the sizes were standardized by manufacturers, so early beds often require special mattresses and sheets. Take the measurement from the inside of the bed, side to side between the rails and head to foot. If the footboard or headboard is curved, as it sometimes was in Victorian times, you may need a custom- made mattress.

Standard beds today are: single (39 inches by 74 inches), three- quarter (48 inches by 74 inches), double (54 inches by 74 inches), queen (60 inches wide or ...

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