Beds

Fireplace, feathers, & folds: a tale of 3 beds

Feb 15, 2021

∙ Paid

My husband and I just ordered a new king-sized bed and it was surprisingly difficult to find the kind we wanted, so I got curious about how beds (and more generally, sleep habits) have changed throughout history. There was more variation than I expected.

Fun Facts

King Tut had a folding camping bed with a three-fold "z" mechanism.
In Mesoamerica, hammocks …

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