This style of irons with removable handles must have been expensive to produce.  Given how few are found today it's apparent that relatively few were ever manufactured.  The idea was a good one---solve the problem of the handle of the iron getting too hot to handle when it was heated along with the base by devising clever ways to latch and unlatch it without ever having to touch the hot base.  Little fingers undoubtedly got burned, so manufacturers of antique children's irons came up with their own designs for these smaller irons.

To justify what must have been the higher cost and to promote sales the advertisers pointed out that these irons were the perfect choice for adults to use to iron delicate fabrics and to use for touch-ups instead of going through the trouble of pulling out the regular full-size family iron.  And they touted the added benefit of being able to have several bases heating and ready on the stove, all of which could be used with one single handle.

These child-size irons listed below are  becoming increasingly harder to find today.  The collections we have on consignment were begun years ago explaining why they may seem plentiful, but they are not.

Sensible #6 Child Size Toy  / Lace Sad Iron   The handle is OK on this one.

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Good  . . . . . . $95.00

MSL-CSTI-14

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Child Size Center Mount Myers Patent Removable Handle Sad Iron  This one is marked with a patent date from 1895.  This iron is about the same size as the Sensible #6, but at least 10 times harder to find. 

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Good  . . . . . . $195.00

MSL-CSTI-16

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Note:  We have another of these Myers irons available that is in the hard-to-find 4 1/4" size.

Good  . . . . . . $140.00     Inquire for picture

GS-276

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Child Size Spade Shape Removable Handle Sad Iron   I am not sure about country of the origin of this iron.  There is a stylized H within a triangle logo behind the handle, but no name.  It is a Mrs. Potts style, but something about it seems European.  It is extremely unusual to find this shape iron is this "miniature" 4 1/2" size.

Good . . . . . $95.00

PR-818

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