I hope you enjoy looking at them, even though they are a bit dusty.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Coal or Ember Sad Irons
Goldie, here they are. The one on the left is iron, and the one on the right is called a Chinese Iron, for some reason. It has a detachable ruffle iron in the handle. I think it's a copper alloy. The Iron one has a hinged lid to add coals, and the Chinese one has a neck for shoving coals into it. There's a damper on the back of the Chinese iron.
I hope you enjoy looking at them, even though they are a bit dusty.
I hope you enjoy looking at them, even though they are a bit dusty.
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Oh, wow. What pains people once took with their clothes and linens.
ReplyDeleteSeems like nobody irons anymore, and it is So Easy these days.
Hey there, Fuzzarelly. It surely is amazing. There must be 50 designs of sad irons around the world. I cringe when I remember all the ironing I did as a kid. I think of how WRINKLED all that cotton batiste, lawn and gingham were in those dresses, shirts, and linens.
ReplyDeleteSteam pressing woolens is now so easy, too. We have it so much easier with perma press materials.
As a quilter and dressmaker, I still do get some practice with my iron. But I was so glad when DH retired and there were no more dress shirts, and trousers, to have to iron. lol
A long time ago, I was ironing in a laundromat that had big presses that operated with quarters. It was in Miami, in the summer, so I was doing it at night when it was a little cooler. I got mugged!!
ReplyDeleteSo, I concluded that ironing was a dangerous activity and gave it up. ;-)
Ouch!! I don't blame you for being put off your ironing for the rest of your days.
ReplyDeleteWe had DHs mother's mangle here for awhile but the first thing it started to do was to leak oil all over the floor. He never had much time to figure things out that weren't involving care engines in those days so we finally donated it to the goodwill. They've become popular again it seems.