Antiques
Of A
Mechanical Nature 

 

www.Patented-Antiques.com

Larry and Carole Meeker

  Purveyors of American Patented & Mechanical Antiques

LCM@patented-antiques.com 

530-620-7019

Our Antique Iron and Laundry sales pages are taking on a new look.  We are now offering for sale many antique and collectible irons and related laundry antiques originating from several collections large & small---one that focused on small and child-size irons, another that includes a wide array of unusual antique pressing irons and antique laundry / washing collectibles, and another that became so large it had to be pared down. 

We are delighted to be able to offer you irons from these collections and we are proud to be able to participate in disbursing them for our consignors. 

The most frequent comment we have heard from these consignors is how much they have enjoyed collecting their ironing related antiques over the years.  They have shared great memories of how and where different irons were acquired, and how pleased they are at the thought that the irons they so lovingly collected and preserved are now going to find new homes with another generation of collectors.

These collections were assembled over decades---for example the Lloyd collection was begun in the 1950's---and when these irons are gone we will not have more of this caliber until the next collection to be disbursed comes around.

We are offering an assortment of antique irons large and small that are sure to stand out in any collection.  Look for sadirons with unusual designs and interesting logos from varied makers, as well as irons with unusual patented features such as unique handle mechanisms or heat storage ideas. 

You will find unusual shaped and special purpose antique pressing irons, including polishers, sleeve irons, hatters irons, flower irons, tailor's irons, as well as streamline and other electric irons.

Take a good look at the following irons.  They are not your garden-variety doorstops or bookends, although you may want to use them for that.  Each of the following irons has unusual and interesting functions, markings, or design features that set them apart from the norm and what you typically find these days. That is one ofthe main re4asons collect irons, the supply and different variations are about endless.

Most of these irons came out of several large and varied old time collections and are not the sort that you will likely find in the antique mall or at the local flea anymore.  When these irons are gone we won't have more until we help disperse the next collection.

Fixed Handle Irons

• Monitor No. 8 DP Iron with "Turned Up" Ends
• AGA English Enameled Flat Iron with Removable Top / Handle
• Belgian Teardrop Shaped Flatiron
• Flatiron marked with a Horseshoe Logo
• "Nashville" on the Handle Flat Iron
• Another Unusual Teardrop Style Antique Iron
• American Flatiron with Eagle and Arrow
• 3 Matching Flatirons Marked with a Star
• 4 Enterprise Mfg. Co. Irons with Holes in Handles
• 2 Different Size Hood's Patent Soapstone Irons with Soapstone Trivet
• Early Primitive "Slave" Iron   SOLD!
• Spade-Shaped Iron Marked "174"
• Flatiron Marked RML  
• Spade Shaped Sweet "16" Iron  
• Falkirk Flatiron
• IYB Logo Antique Sadiron
• "Lincoln" Flatiron    SOLD! 
• Unusual"Quest" Flatiron   SOLD!
• Ober No. 6 Sadiron   SOLD!
• 2 Different Antique Flatirons marked "KO"
• Assorted French Sadirons with Decorative Lettering and Designs
• Anchor "Trade Mark B & W" Antique Flatiron
• Teardrop Shaped Antique Flatiron

An iron for every purpose---in an era when everything had to be ironed manufacturers produced irons for every trade and every category of clothing.  Look here for sleeve irons, hatter's irons, tailor's irons, dressmaker's irons, artificial flower making irons, billiard table irons, and more.

Sleeve Irons 

• Several Misc Sleeve Irons

• Colebrookdale Sleeve Iron

• Fixed Handle Ober Mfg. Co. Sleeve Iron

• Removable Handle Sensible Sleeve Irons

• 2 Piece Grand Union Sleeve Iron  

• Bless & Drake Sleeve Iron   SOLD!

• Bullock & Co. Long Handled Sleeve Iron    SOLD!

• An Assortment of Antique Polishing Irons inc Several Different Mahoneys  
• Rare, Rare "War Hunt" Polisher
• Enterprise Polishing Irons
• French Polisher
• Unusual Rectangular Shaped Polishing Iron