Leonards New England specializes in restoring and selling pre-1900s antique beds. As described in their video, beds from that time did not come in standard sizes and ropes were strung across the frame to hold the mattress (tick). Those who wanted to “sleep tight” used a special wooden key tighten up the ropes. Leonards resizes the beds to fit modern mattresses and adds new hardware. The company recently delivered a circa 1820 tiger’s eye maple four-poster bed, king size, to a Maryland warehouse. It was ordered by Michael Smith, hired by the new First Family to redecorate their private rooms, and may already be in the White House.