GE
Demo Electric Iron
There must have been one of these in near every store in America to help convince the
new housewife to buy one at one time. Or there were a lot of door to door
guys who just gave up trying to sell them and put them on the shelf in the
garage as a lot of them turn up. I have seen them
referred to as rare, but unusual would be a better fit. The
paper work indicates that Montgomery Wards was trying to sell this model for
GE and I guess you got to test it out beforehand. The side of the iron
is clearly marked "Not for Sale" Demo only. Both the box and
iron are in very nice condition.
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ML-GE-Demo
Excellent ..... $65.00
General Mills "Tru Heat" Electric Iron General Mills is still a household name in America, but I do not think it was or is because of their electric irons. Wheaties perhaps, but not because of irons. Some young buck in the organization probably pointed out that you could grow wheat pretty easily and get $4.00 / box after packaging it, and that was not true with things like irons so they changed their direction, and the rest is history. The iron is near-mint!!! The box is colorful---and it bears the Betty Crocker seal of approval!
ML-GM
Excellent ..... $25.00
Hotpoint
Electric Iron in Metal Fold up Box
If packaging and promotion counted for anything this one was probably a big
seller in its day. I believe it dates from the 20'-30's or so.
You can routinely find this iron out of the box, and sometimes in a ratty
and rusty box, but seldom do you see them in this nice condition.
Super!
ML-SBM2
Excellent ..... $35.00
Sunbeam "Ironmaster" Electric Iron After WWII Sunbeam switched back from making war related products and went into full production to fill the "needs" of the new emerging housewife. This electric iron has super lines and design elements from that era, and that design was probably changed or different 2 years later to keep the designers in place, but bottom line was plug it in and go.
Now you can probably still find one on the shelves not looking much different with a "Made in China" sticker on it somewhere. Ever notice how those new products are never stamped China, and it is always only on the box, packaging, or a removable sticker.
This iron is in super condition, and is clearly marked "Made in AMERICA".
ML-SBM
Excellent ..... $20.00
Petipoint
Art Deco Style Electric Iron
I’m not a fan
of ironing but this is one of those irons that could change your mind about
the chore. If you like sleek styling this is one iron you’re going to have
to have. It was manufactured in the 1940's by the Waverly Tool Co. of
Sandusky, Ohio. Look at those fins---talk about a cultural artifact
that screams machine age, and echoes the lines of the cars of the era. This
is it, and in great condition as well! Click
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ML-PETI
Excellent ..... $75.00
Electric
Iron with Temperature Gauge
This iron must
have been pretty hi-tech in its day---not only did it have an adjustment for
the heat setting, it also had a temperature gauge so you could prevent the
dreaded shirt or skirt scorch! The red plastic handle is a nice touch too!
BCM-ELEC2
Good ..... $15.00
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