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The two handles at the bottom were used to raise and lower different parts of the bed.
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I'd have to be mighty tired to find that comfortable.
brenda
silkster40z@aol.com
Mon 03-21-2005
I drove past the mental hospital lastnight and saw some of the remaining buildings of whats left of it and it made me sad. Me and all my siblings wanted to go explore the place but it said no trespassing. My aunt used to dance there when it was still open. To entertain the people. So I wanted to research on it.
Samantha
Thu 08-04-2005
I live in the Third World, and public hospitals still have beds like those....
Pepper Pot
Thu 11-24-2005
Samantha,I was caught there 2 times and there is a pretty hefty fine for it,but we found that if you get dropped off there at night they would never know. We made the mistake of leaving my car in plain view.
Shelby
Fri 01-20-2006
Back when that bed was in use, the metal was probably painted to look less like a hospital, and it wasn't old, rusty and rotted like we're seeing it today. Not all of these buildings and their contents were pure evil. Also, keep in mind the technological advances we've made in the past 30 years. Back when Pennhurst was in operation, the medical technology was no where near even the basic hospitals we have today.
Erin
Fri 02-03-2006
cool picture!!!!
rtotten
Sun 02-19-2006
See, Thats exactly what I'm talking about !!

This has got to be maybe the best site on the internet. The Entire Internet !!
Husher
Tue 04-18-2006
This is such a wonderful picture but it makes me feel so melancholy -- those poor kids! The building is so beautiful but it just reeks of sadness. Bye the way Kelly, how do you like this bed!!??
Janice
Fri 05-05-2006
i'm sure at one point in time it was as comfortable as any other state run hospital bed
mikeymisery
Tue 09-05-2006
Here is a sight you can go to,to find out ,more on Pennhurst
NBC10.com-video Vault-1986:The Pennhurst special Report Enjoy
Jan
Sun 09-24-2006
I restore old cars, and furniture, and homes for a living. I love how people tell me how I cannot make something desirable again. They go on, and on about how ugly the place, or thing is. When I get done rebuilding, and restoring said items. They can't wait to buy it, or live in it again. I look at what can be, not what bad shape it is. All it takes is, hard work, and money, and you can fix anything.
Edward W. Jackson
Sat 01-20-2007
I can't imagine trying to get a restful night's sleep in this painful looking bed. It couldn' t have been even the slightest bit comfortable.
Amy
Mon 03-26-2007
Well, there would be a mattress on it. This is merely a non-electric hospital bed. You would manually wind the head or knees up with a handle at the bottom of the bed. It hasn't been all that long ago that a LOT of hospitals still had these beds.
AvalonSeeker
Fri 02-01-2008
The funny thing is that they still use this exact same model (cranks and all) in some psychiatric hospitals. Of course, they are obviously in better condition!
Tyne
Thu 10-29-2009
............um.....scary to think that we still use beds like tthat in the pic
tokio234
Tue 11-03-2009
All I can think of is all the pain & suffering that went on here...not just in this persons bed but the buildings alone. As they say ...." if walls could talk...." I think these walls would have much to say......
blue lamp
Tue 03-23-2010
Blue Lamp , I couldn't have said it better. ;/
rosie
Mon 05-10-2010
some of you don't understand.people in pennhurst state school or insane asylum were tortured in those beds. at night all the patients all 2800 of them were tied to their beds with cuffs so no one was able to move. their mouths were taped shut so they could not talk or move


YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!!
ilovezakbagans
Sun 01-02-2011

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