Name/Title
Ironing BoardEntry/Object ID
2011.154.001Description
Wooden ironing board, legs fold on wooden dowels. A wooden catch to adjust legs. Hole in board on wide end. Illegible writing on back.Context
Folding ironing boards arrived as the Victorians challenged the inventors into finding better ways of managing their household. First portable ironing boards patented 1875. First ironing boards were a flat board placed across the back of kitchen chairs.Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]Acquisition
Accession
2011.154Source or Donor
154 Nebraska History MuseumAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
30 inWidth
13-1/2 inLength
56 inLocation
Room
PantryFloor
First FloorBuilding
Wildwood House