Iron, Charcoal

Name/Title

Iron, Charcoal

Entry/Object ID

42.10.1

Description

The sad iron,or sadiron was an old English word for solid..Charcoal sad irons would have glowing coal and or charcoal inside which kept it hot longer. The chimmney kept the smoky smell away from the cloth. The irons had to be kept immaculately clean by sandpapering and polishiing them.