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2. Bed base - Wikipedia

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   A mass-produced flat-pack bed with two sets of slats, 2019. Note central longitudinal support, and two straps binding each set of slats together. An all-wood foundation usually has seven or eight support slats, long laths of wood laid across the frame. The Ancient Egyptians used slatted beds, [3] and the Ancient Greeks may have used them. [11]

3. Bed frame - Wikipedia

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   There are several types of Bed Frames [3] found around the globe. They are typically made of wood or metal. A bed frame includes head, foot, and side rails. [1] The majority of double (full) beds and all queen- and king-sized beds necessitate a central support rail, often accompanied by additional feet that extend towards the floor for stability.

4. Bed - Wikipedia

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   An iron bed, developed in the 1850s, is constructed of iron and steel. A kang bed-stove is a Chinese ceramic room heater used as the platform for a bed. A Charpai is a traditional Punjabi bed made of tied ropes bordered by a wooden frame. A mourning bed ("illustration") is a formal canopied bed, with the deceased, a wax effigy, or symbols of rank.

5. History of the railway track - Wikipedia

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   The earliest tracks consisted of wooden rails on transverse wooden sleepers, which helped maintain the spacing of the rails. Various developments followed, with cast iron plates laid on top of the wooden rails and later wrought iron plates or wrought iron angle plates (angle iron as L-shaped plate rails). Rails were also individually fixed to ...

6. Cast-iron architecture - Wikipedia

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   Cast iron was also used as the principle support structure for seaside piers, with multiple slender columns able to support long decks of wrought iron and wood, and later large halls and pavilions; engineer Eugenius Birch built the first, Margate Pier in 1855, followed by at least 14 piers in Britain in the 1860s–80s, and many more in Europe.

7. Should you throw out your black plastic cooking utensils? - AOL

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   New details about a study that warned against black plastic spatulas and other kitchen tools have come out. (Getty Creative) (Анатолий Тушенцов via Getty Images)