I had a twin bed almost exactly like that -- same rails, same joints and feet, etc It had a patent sticker with several dates on it; the last was 1913. So I would say 1910-1920 would be a good estimate.

Are you going to put casters on it?

Thanks chibimimi for the information; in all my searching I was narrowing it down to that era, but didn't feel 100% certain. Mine was no markings at all on the rails; I was also told markings could be on the bottom of the feet, haven't taken it apart to lay it down to check that out yet. No I'm not putting casters on mine; keeping it all original ball feet. You spoke of a patent sticker; is that something an Antique dealer does?

The patent sticker was an original label put on by the manufacturer -- it may have also had the mfr name, but I gave the bed to a friend, so can't check it. It was essentially a list of the patent protections for different parts of the bed.

I didn't mean that you might take off the feet; the casters should fit right into them. There is usually ("usually" means "on the one I had") a hole in the bottom of the foot into which the shaft of the caster fits. This gives it a little more height and lets you move it more easily, and might protect the floor from scrapes if the feet are rough at all.

Get a magnet and see if the bed is brass or brass plated. That will effect value. Traditionally, such beds did have casters under the ball feet so the bed could be moved without damaging the floor.

And even a "solid" brass bed, not plated will hold a magnet, because brass is not strong enough to hold the weight, so they are usually brass tubing with a supporting core of steel. OF COURSE....some are solid heavy thick brass.....but this bed is not one of them!

Thanks chibimimi I'll have to take a look at that; I put a foot coaster under the feet, it is metal piece with a 'carpet-like bottom, the foot sets in the metal part and carpet-like bottom is against the floor so it both slides easy and protects hardwood floors.

Anglophilia / lindac92 ; in my search for info, I had read about the magnet test: being that a magnet will not stick to Brass but will stick to Brass plating over iron. When I tested mine, I found the top curved part of both the headboard & footboard were Brass & when knocked on it had a hollow sound & not magnetic. All other parts were Brass plating over either iron or steel posting & are magnetic.

I have yet to ID the style; appears to only be similar to austere styling but not exactly

Brass tubing over an iron support is not brass plating. Brass plating is cheap and will wear off in short order. You appear to have a solid brass bed. From the style, not very "high end" and not too old. Perhaps around 1910 to 1930?

The style is sometimes some places called a "firehouse bed." Google "brass antique firehouse bed images" and you'll find many like yours.

My old brass bed still had the label on one of the rails and it was made by Simmons. Hope that helps your search.

does Brass tubing over an iron support have a seam?

yes, mine has seams.