Name/Title
Soldering IronEntry/Object ID
MW.0158Description
Large soldering iron, or soldering "copper". Handle is steel, tool end is solid copper.Use
The standard before soldering irons were heated using electrical means, this kind of iron was heated with a torch, sometimes by mounting to a specialty torch. Soldering irons of this size and make were primarily used by tinsmiths and coppersmiths to work with thin sheet metal.Collection
Fred Barkey CollectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
tool headTranscription
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