Self-Heating Tailor's Iron

Object/Artifact

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Island SPACE

Name/Title

Self-Heating Tailor's Iron

Description

Made from heavy cast iron with a wooden handle attached to a removable cover under which is a center cavity. A thin concave plate of stamped metal lies beneath the handle

Use

Designed to house hot coals in its center cavity which produced the heat needed to professionally iron clothes and linens.

Acquisition

Accession

2019.1

Source or Donor

Clover Barrett Thompson

Acquisition Method

Gift