Jeff,
I have an heirloom King size Henredon bedroom set, which includes; 1-King size 4 poster bed, 1 Mens armoir, 2 womans dressers, 2 night stands with drawers and 1 matching mirror. I purchased the set in 1982, which I think constitutes antique status. I had a friend who was the comptroller for 40 years at Paine Furniture in Boston who gave me a 40% discount and the set still cost me $18,000.00. I am looking for a place to sell this set.
Do you buy this type of set. It is absolutely beautiful. Please let me know.
Thanks.
Hi jef ,i always view your site,tit gives me idears on old beds and resizing .I live in carriacou,a small island fron the tri island state of GRENADA WEST INDIES.My father and i own a small shop on the island ,i started collecting old beds and reproducing them for customer who request,when having to duplicate carving on the post it takes to much time,am plamming of getting a machine to help.I taught maybe u used a carving machine at your shop and what type?
Hi Ron,
Thank you for your inquiry. We turn all our beds here by hand on a blount lathe. We have been in business resizing antique beds since 1933 and are proud to continue the tradition to this day.
Best,
Jeff Jenkins
Hey Jeff, Need your help to resolve a family dissagreement. Dearest Aunt Rose decided that I should be the keeper of what she called the “Murbarger” bed, claiming that it had been in the family for a dozen generations, which equates to about 240 years. The kids have looked at rope beds on the internet and feel that the earliest that they were made was in the early 1800’s. My arguement is the this bed is different than any they can find and Aunt Rose would not exaggerate! All four tulip posts are held together by dowels that are 4 inches in diameter with ends that have been turned into a male flighted screw system approximately 2 1/2 inches in diameter. The posts each have two coressponding carved female recepticles for the four dowel components. The side rails and end rails have one inch nobbed pegs to support the rope. Assembly requires that the posts be matched first and then the rails are turning into the two posts at the same time to insure a tight fit. Can you indentify the bed and its age from this description and save my dear aunts credibility? Dick
Could you email me photos of the bed? You could send them to sales@leonardsdirect.com. Or you could send actual photos to. It sounds like a very unique bed/
Jeff,
I have an heirloom King size Henredon bedroom set, which includes; 1-King size 4 poster bed, 1 Mens armoir, 2 womans dressers, 2 night stands with drawers and 1 matching mirror. I purchased the set in 1982, which I think constitutes antique status. I had a friend who was the comptroller for 40 years at Paine Furniture in Boston who gave me a 40% discount and the set still cost me $18,000.00. I am looking for a place to sell this set.
Do you buy this type of set. It is absolutely beautiful. Please let me know.
Thanks.
We don’t typically deal with that type of bed, but if you send me photos I’ll take a look at it sales@leonardsdirect.com.
Thanks
Hi jef ,i always view your site,tit gives me idears on old beds and resizing .I live in carriacou,a small island fron the tri island state of GRENADA WEST INDIES.My father and i own a small shop on the island ,i started collecting old beds and reproducing them for customer who request,when having to duplicate carving on the post it takes to much time,am plamming of getting a machine to help.I taught maybe u used a carving machine at your shop and what type?
Hi Ron,
Thank you for your inquiry. We turn all our beds here by hand on a blount lathe. We have been in business resizing antique beds since 1933 and are proud to continue the tradition to this day.
Best,
Jeff Jenkins
Hey Jeff, Need your help to resolve a family dissagreement. Dearest Aunt Rose decided that I should be the keeper of what she called the “Murbarger” bed, claiming that it had been in the family for a dozen generations, which equates to about 240 years. The kids have looked at rope beds on the internet and feel that the earliest that they were made was in the early 1800’s. My arguement is the this bed is different than any they can find and Aunt Rose would not exaggerate! All four tulip posts are held together by dowels that are 4 inches in diameter with ends that have been turned into a male flighted screw system approximately 2 1/2 inches in diameter. The posts each have two coressponding carved female recepticles for the four dowel components. The side rails and end rails have one inch nobbed pegs to support the rope. Assembly requires that the posts be matched first and then the rails are turning into the two posts at the same time to insure a tight fit. Can you indentify the bed and its age from this description and save my dear aunts credibility? Dick
Hello,
Could you email me photos of the bed? You could send them to sales@leonardsdirect.com. Or you could send actual photos to. It sounds like a very unique bed/
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Seekonk, MA 02771