Spool Bed

I have this 3/4 bed that was my grandmother's when she was a child. At some point it had been painted so when she inherited when her brother died in 1992 she took it to an antique dealer to have it restored. I have a twin mattress squeezed onto it & it has been my spare bed for some time but my new living arrangements will not have space for it. Does anyone know if I should just put it in the yard sale of if I should contact someone about the value.

Thanks!!

 

Hold on for Very Brad and others.

 

Sorry? Very Brad??

 

Beautiful bed. Definitely has value, though I'm no good at saying how much. I'd be doing a happy dance to find it at a garage sale.

 

Member who has much furniture knowledge.
There are others and I apologize that I can't ring them all up in my head right now.

 

I think these were also called " jenny Lind " beds .1860 - 1880s or so . I don't see these as often as I used to , but the last one I saw a couple of years ago was around $300 .Of course , that's in n. fla , it may be more or it may be less in your area . Definitely better than yard sale goods .

 

If there is any way to hang on to it, or pass it to another family member, you should consider doing that.

 

This is probably the best piece of the bunch. Hard to tell age without seeing the rails and attachments but would think at least as early as 1880. Looks like it could be maple.

 

Here are the rails. The attachments I can't really get without taking it apart but they are some kind of metal and hook into the slots shown in the second picture.

 

Slot connections are a bit later so this may not be quite as old as I thought. Circa 1900 is likely.

 

I'd have to see the end of one of the slats removed. It could be as late as 1950

 

My grandmother said it was her childhood bed & she was born in 1910.

 

Were they making 3/4 beds in the 1950s?
I thought that was an earlier sized bed.

 

Maybe it's just the photos. They make it look very new.

 

Jenny DID say it had been painted at some point and her grandmother had it restored around 1992............

 

Hi,
My 3/4 bed was made in 1914. I had a custom mattress made for it. The cost was 30 dollars. It was bigger than a twin but too big for a regular. I remember one night when the master bedroom was being painted, we all ended up in the 3/4. Me and wife, my son and two dogs and a cat.
greg

 

The erroneous so-called "Jenny Lind" beds have rounded shouders. She probably never slept on or knew of the rounded shoulders spool beds. The way this bed attaches I go along with 1900 as the earliest. My parents bought a new 3/4 bedstead in 1939/40. With this bed refinished, I would think c1910 Fits a very possible time frame.

--- Susan