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Item # 6010
7" Bed Bolts are for wood and rope beds where tendon end of bed rail slips into mortise cut into bed post. Bed Bolt is then added to create a strong rigid joint between wooden bed-posts and bed-rails by drawing them tightly together.
Rope beds were used in the 1700's - 1800's. Bed rails had short wooden pegs the entire length of rail. A rope was wound in and out around pegs. This created a rope mesh to support their feather "tick", the forerunner of the mattress.
Bed Boltssecure rope beds. Tighten bolts with a bed bolt wrench. Spring supports are attached to inside of rails to support modern spring and mattresses. Once installed: decorative brass bed bolt covers conceal head of bed bolt.
Installing Bed Bolts see: replacing bed bolts page
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