IRON BED - Handmade iron beds (metal beds), iron dining tables and furniture in contemporary and classical styles. Great value for true handcrafted work. There are many companies in the UK that sell 'handmade' iron beds. But, when customers buy an iron bed from Nights in Iron, they know they are buying an iron bed from the people who made it, by hand, for them. People who care about the iron beds they make. CLICK HERE TO ADD THIS PAGE TO YOUR FAVOURITES NOW !! Youbuy4less Patio Furniture The Painted House and More BorgheseGardens.comSeeds Sculptured Woodland Lamps Free Backlinks Shopping-Links.net / Furniture Furnniture Directory - List of furniture suppliers for office and home. Iron beds (metal beds) are beds in which the headboard and footboard are made of iron; the frame rails are usually made of steel. Iron beds were first made in the 1850's. From the start of their production in the 1850’s until World War I, iron beds (metal beds) were hand made with the pride and craftsmanship for which that era is known. The manufacturing process included hand pouring and polishing intricately detailed casting and hand applying finishes. In the many small foundries around the country that employed only a handful of employees, it could take days to produce a single metal bed. The oldest original still-in-business Iron Bed maker is the Charles P. Rogers Company of New York who has made iron beds continuously since 1855. Production of iron beds reached its heyday in the years just before World War I. However, when the United States entered "The Great War," iron was needed for weapons and other military purposes so the production of iron beds ceased. After the end of World War I, the mass-production methods used for war time affected the iron industry as well. The hand-made quality of yesteryear gave way to cost-effective mass production. Not only did this cause many of those small foundries to close their doors forever, it also meant the death of finely-detailed, meticulously-finished iron beds. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_bed) Today, Nights in Iron, iron beds are constructed of cold roll, heavy-gauge steel tubing and solid bar stock for strength and durability and with the same care and consideration as those forges of old. Our Iron beds are available in contemporary and classical styles with a variety of finishes.