Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer and her full name was Johanna Maria Lind and lived from 1820 to 1887. She was known for her beautiful voice and was a star by the time she was 16. Then she came over to American in the 1850's and joined the Barnum and Bailey's Circus. She was known as the Swedish Nightingale. As her popularity grew her name changed to Jenny Lind.
So, what does she have to do with cribs? Well Jenny Lind because the name for anything with beauty and high quality. There are locomotives, clipper ships, and chapels named after. As for the crib, supposedly, was named after her because Lind would sleep in a bed with turned posts or spindles.
If you ever see a crib with posts, it's called a Jenny Lind Crib. Today you can purchase a Jenny Lind bed from many manufacturers. You can always tell when you are looking at a Jenny Lind crib not only for the posts, but because they are simple and beautiful. They usually have the drop sides and tend to be very elegant. It is very easy to find a Jenny Lind style crib today because they are still so popular.
If you are looking for a Jenny Lind crib, you will want to do an online search as well as research some stores in the local area. If you know a designer baby furniture store, it's a given that you might purchase a Jenny Lind style crib, however, you can find the Jenny Lind crib from other stores that sell baby furniture. If you are doing your search online for these unique cribs, you will want to look at auctions like ebay.
Ebay.com has many Jenny Lind cribs that are practically new and very cheap. You may also want to look at some overstock businesses. Overstock.com is a great place to find furniture and at discount rates. Basically an overstock business is where they obtain items because stores had gotten too much of them in stock and was unable to find the proper demand for the items. Rather you purchase online or at a fancy baby furniture store, the Jenny Lind crib has a unique style of its own that is sure to brighten the nursery.
