Antiques
Of A
Mechanical Nature
Of A
Mechanical Nature
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Larry and Carole Meeker
Purveyors of & Dealers in
Americana & Patented &
Mechanical Antiques
LCM@patented-antiques.com
530-620-7019
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Antique & Vintage We are delighted to be able to offer for sale a great number of antique / vintage / and collectible pressing irons originating from several great collections we are helping consigners sell.
There were a number of different ideas that were used to heat, and
keep hot, the irons that were needed to perform the Tuesday morning chores.
Each style or idea to heat irons was developed, flourished, and when
new ideas were introduced the old ideas either competed or faded
into obsolescence. Ideas Charcoal Heated Irons Charcoal (i.e. self-heated) heated irons allowed for ironing to be done without having to endure the heat of the woodstove or cookstove, a welcome relief during summertime months. The downside was dealing with the smoke that was exhausted through the chimney or other vents that were a necessary part of the design.Imagine ironing your clothes with a flat-bottomed portable woodstove---that was the concept behind  antique charcoal heated irons! Instead of heating the iron
on the stove this type of antique iron functioned
as the stove itself with the coal burning and smoking as you
prepared the clothes for use. At first look it seems
unlikely, but there are so many different versions around
and patents that were pulled that they must have been used,
and used a lot. Many of the patents are from after the
turn of the century, giving an indication of where
electricity had not yet been introduced, given the first
patents for electric irons are from the late 1880's. My how times have
changed. Collectible charcoal irons had features like chimneys, vents, drafts, dampers and other means of dealing with the problems of regulating the heat source and exhausting the smoke. There are literally hundreds of different variations that can be found, some with patent dates, others without. Some have fluters attached. There are examples in the form of smoking dragons or monsters from Europe. Open examples called pan irons are typically from the Orient and referred to by the country of origin, such as Chinese Pan Irons. Near the turn of the century in the US is when many different patents were issued for "improvements" in the basic design, but the introduction of first liquid fuel, and then electricity shortly after, put an end to this messy but collectible idea. *** Click Heading to see Items
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Slug Heated Box Irons The idea behind the invention of the box iron was to heat something other than the bottom of the iron itself---usually a piece of solid metal called a slug which was then inserted into the cavity of the iron body---thereby keeping the bottom of the iron clean and free from the soot and grime that was always on the stovetop and dirtied up the freshly laundered clothing.Box irons / slug irons have been around for centuries, and many early 17th and 18th century European irons were of this design, and they continued to be made and used up into the 20th century. There are some very interesting American patented ideas along this line as well. *** Click Heading to see Items ***
Antique self-heating fuel
irons can incorporate many unique designs and unusual patented features. Gas irons were cutting-edge technology in their heyday during the
late 1800's to early 1900's. Electrics signaled their end,
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please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com
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and we will get back to you ASAP. Thanks!! Larry & Carole
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