Four years later when the war ended, styles changed and production methods were being revolutionized... hence the Industrial Revolution. Hand made "one of a kind" items, such as iron beds , were no longer cost "effective" and became a thing of the past. There were numerous small foundries in the East around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wheeling, West Virginia and as far west as Chicago, Illinois that took great pride in their own original designs. Sometimes employing only a few people, these small foundries would take days to make one single iron bed frame