History in the Making - The First Metal Bed

It seems that metal beds are everywhere these days, some of the most affordable choices for bedding in the market. However, these were not always available, with ancient beds constructed from less sophisticated materials. In fact, the first documented of such materials being used for beds doesn’t appear until the Egyptian Empire. Of course, these weren’t created from the same materials from which affordable beds are today.While commoners still slept on primitive beds of leaves and similar items, the Pharaohs of Egypt discovered advantages to sleeping on raised platforms, with parts constructed from precious metals. Tutankahmen, for example, slept on a bed constructed from ebony and gold. Aside from being the first metal beds, these were also probably the first platform beds.While this same construction with gold, silver, and bronze was used for high-end beds during the Roman Empire in conjunction with feather or reed stuffed mattresses, design left metal behind in bed construction after this time until the late 18th century, at which time cast iron beds were combined with cotton mattresses to do away with the infestation of insects in the bedroom. From that time forward, metal bedroom sets became more popular […]

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