Double Bed

Has anyone seen a bed like this and know of it's value? It was passed down from my grandfather, to my Mom, to my child. I believe it's a double. Not a twin and not a full. Needed to have a mattress custom made for it. Metal spring.
Thank you.

 

Are you in the US? If you are, a full size would be the same as double. I suspect because you say a custom mattress is needed is for the length not the width. If that is true it would probably be cheaper to get rail adapters to make it the proper length for a full size mattress.

 

Basic walnut Eastlake bed ca. 1890-1900, slightly age darkened. Great for a child. Super cool that you've got something handed down from your grandfather!

 

If it is smaller than a double bed, then you have a Junior bed and a custom mattress is needed.

 

Thank you!! That's what makes this bed so special!!!

 

I am in the US. We had to have a custom mattress made for length and width. Full sized sheets are too big, and twin sized is too small. It's odd. Thank you!

 

This article is calling it a 3/4 Bed.
I may have been mistaken in calling it a Junior bed. However, I'm pretty sure that's what I was told it was.

If you read down, there is a chart with measurements.
http://amgvintagehouse.com/furniture-facts/standard-bed-sizes/

The article says they were made in the 1920s. Your bed frame is earlier than the 1920s.

 

Known as 3/4 bed by me also. (Boston area)

 

Hi,
Always grew up calling them 3/4 bed. I had a wonderful one that the cats and dog loved. It had a rope instead of springs and it was a real mess trying to tighten the ropes. I found a rope tightener from the Amish catalogue that did the job in a wink. I wonder if the catalogue is still being made? This was back in the 1960s.
greg

 

I have what was a 3/4 bed in my guest room that I was able to add to the rails and make it a full. (Had a grander one that I'd done that to also but gave it to DD1 who eventually gave it away). It can be done, at least on some.

 

Thank you!!!

 

Hi,
We have grandfather's bedroom suite. Which I refinished and had the full size bed converted into a queen. It has attachments that will convert it into a king but I think the head board and foot board would not look right if made that big. We just went to a mattress store and bought the kit to convert the full to a queen. When I had the 3/4 bed there were several mattress stores which sold custom sized. I think all the smaller factories are gone. I know it was 50 dollars to have the smaller mattress made but that was back in the 1960s.
greg