Object number
52/320
Description
This iron came from Tywardreath, Cornwall. It is made of wrought iron and has a turned wooden handle. The heating compartment is closed by a sliding iron door which is raised by means of a rod. There is a round hole which passes right through the block so that it could be picked out of the fire by a rod.
Physical description
1 box iron: metal (wrought iron); wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - 'To the best of my knowledge it is just the same as I remember in use in Bedfordshire when I was a small boy'.
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