The Family economist . Fig. 227 HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. SECOND ARTICLE The bedsteads described in our firstarticle on this subject were mostly of thebetter sort ; we come now to notice someof a simpler and less expensive make,which would not be too dear even forlabourers cottages. Figure 4 representswhat is called a stump-bedstead: fre-quently the head-posts are left square,but, as will be seen, the appearance isvery much improved by their being turned,and the additional cost for this is notgreat. The head-posts should be threefeet in height, and the foot-posts, or stumps,eighteen inches ; an
The Family economist . Fig. 227 HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. SECOND ARTICLE The bedsteads described in our firstarticle on this subject were mostly of thebetter sort ; we come now to notice someof a simpler and less expensive make,which would not be too dear even forlabourers cottages. Figure 4 representswhat is called a stump-bedstead: fre-quently the head-posts are left square,but, as will be seen, the appearance isvery much improved by their being turned,and the additional cost for this is notgreat. The head-posts should be threefeet in height, and the foot-posts, or stumps,eighteen inches ; and from the floor tothe top of the rail should be about seven-teen inches. Of course these measure-ments may be altered and made higheror lower according to convenience. Thebroad head-board will be found very use-ful in keeping the bolster and pillow wellin their place. The head and foot ofsuch a bedstead as this are not made totake apart, but are strongly glued andpinned whea first put together by theworkman, so that the bedste
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