Iron Heated using Methylated spirit

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Name/Title

Iron Heated using Methylated spirit

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.145

Description

A Methylated Spirit Iron

Context

A Methylated spirit heated sad iron has a perforated steel body. It is heated by an iron element connected to a small cylindrical container fitted to the back. Wooden handle. First appearing in the 1850s this type of iron, which used methylated spirits or alcohol as fuel, was often used by travellers but many were made for domestic use.

Cataloged By

Colin Whittle

Category

Domestic

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Material

Wood - Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Location

* Untyped Location

C2S5

General Notes

Note

Thanks to Dr Adam Bowett, furniture historian, for wood identification