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CLOTHES IRON

DimensionsOverall: 5 x 4.5 x 20.7 cm
Credit LineTransfer from the London and Middlesex Historical Society, 1958
Object number1958.001.315
Label TextThis tool for pressing wrinkles out of textiles explain why today’s equivalents are called irons. Made of cast iron, it was heated on a wood or coal stove. To use this one, a person gripped the metal handle with a pad or thick rag.
NameIRON