Two brass hair irons - one small and one larger

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Small brass iron with heating stone

Small brass iron with heating stone

Name/Title

Two brass hair irons - one small and one larger

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.623

Description

Brass irons with wooden handles and heating stones to insert into bottom or iron. Lever attached to the handle locks the heating stone inside the iron and releases it when necessary.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Domestic, For the body - medical, beauty

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Small iron

Height

110 mm

Width

50 mm

Length

110 mm

Weight

443 g

Dimension Notes

Heating pad weight 160 g. Large iron dimensions: w. 1452 g; l 150mm; wdt 90mm; h 150mm

Material

Brass, Iron, Wood - Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Location

* Untyped Location

C11S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note

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