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Bedkey


Title	Bedkey
Coverage / Year	1773 to 1830
Description	Bedkey. Consists of a long Y-shaped shank with a round cross bar pegged in near the top. 12.25" long.
Interpretation	Has anyone ever told you to "sleep tight"? In the early 19th century many bedframes had ropes to hold up the mattress. It was hard to sleep well on a saggy mattress so people had to periodically tighten the ropes in order to sleep well. This bedkey was used to turn the ropes and keep them tight.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Westward Expansion Settling in the Midwest
Learning Standards	16 History
Author or Creator	Early American Museum
Subject / Keywords	Rope bed settlers bedkey Sleep tight! pioneers cabins
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	1968.001.1909
CONTENTdm file name	70342221812002_68.1.1909.jpg

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