Iron used either Charcoal or Corn Cobb's to heat.

Object/Artifact

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Virgin Valley Heritage Museum

Steam Iron

Steam Iron

Name/Title

Iron used either Charcoal or Corn Cobb's to heat.

Entry/Object ID

1992.156.0002

Description

A homemade iron donated by Robert Hernandez. Irons such as this used either charcoal or corn cobs to heat up. Poor folks used corn cobs while the well-off used charcoal.