Sad Iron #3 With Wooden Handle, Circa 1930
Description
- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This was known as a "sad iron" with a detachable handle. These type of irons were not called "sad" irons because in old english sad meant (Heavy, dense, solid) therefore the term.
This particular type of iron was patented by Mary Florence Potts of Ottumwa, Iowa in 1871 and allowed the for keeping more than one iron heating at a time so as to make the process faster by simply switching the handle from one to another.
- Notes
- The handle on this iron is chipped, and gouged.
- Inscriptions
- Accession Number 977.2.0
- Date of Original
- Circa 1930
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- Artifact Collection
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.28336 Longitude: -83.23318
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- Contact
- Huron Shores MuseumEmail:thessalonlib@hotmail.com
Agency street/mail address:1 James St. P.O. Box 460
Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0
