random question for the knowledgeable amongst you

[mickeym]

Expect me to be spammy with the questions. I'm writing, man. *headdesk*

1930's/1940's, sleeping arrangements for same-sex siblings: probably shared a room, yes? If they did, would they have had twin/single beds, or shared a double? Also, did houses back then (assume the house was built right around the turn of the century, since this would be an older farm house) have closets? I'm thinking no, that wardrobes were used.

Anyone?

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[als-wonderland.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember at one point that taxes on a house were levied based on what kind of appliances that a house had, as well as "superfluous" space, ie: spaces that were considered luxuries. Closets were luxury space, so a poor man wasn't going to have much.

Also, remember that people had fewer clothes, and they lasted a bit longer, as their washing methods were less harsh than ours and happened less frequently. I remember from the Laura Ingalls books that mostly people just had hooks to hang their daily clothes, slept in their nightshirts and had a chest for keeping their Sunday finest and personal bits.

I also remember from the Anne of Green Gables series that many clothes were cut down, hemmed and recycled for the younglings as needed, even from previous era fashions.

As far as the bed question, my grandparent's home farm had all their kids sleeping upstairs in their own rooms, in doubles, but the grands themselves remember sleeping 3 and 4 younglings per double as size allowed. Often times they were not shoulder to shoulder, but head to foot opposite for more space.