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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. And to think we hardly ever iron
clothes today, even cotton ones. My how times have
changed. Collectible irons of this style typically 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 other not. Some with fluters attached, examples in the form of Dragons or monsters from Europe. Open examples are typically from the Orient and referred to by the country of origin like 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 shortly after electricity put an end to this messy but collectible idea. * * * * * * * * * * * *
European
/ South American
/ Asian
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Please let me know if you have unusual
antique irons of any type that you would like to sell either outright
or on consignment. I am actively buying and selling unusual and
rare flat irons, sadirons, fluting irons, gas or any fuel irons, sleeve
irons, child-size or toy irons, slug irons, patented irons, or rare
and unusual antique pressing irons of any sort. Contact me via
email at
LCM@patented-antiques.com
anytime with full details on what you have for sale or consignment!
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If you have a single antique, or a collection of antiques to sell
please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com
giving us your PHONE NUMBER
and other contact info
and we will get back to you ASAP. Thanks!! Larry & Carole |