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  • Object number
    53/251
  • Collection
    Titus Barham Collection
  • Description
    Nothing is known about the origins of this goffering iron, but it is in the style of the nineteenth century. It would have been used for smoothing and goffering cloth. It consists only of the barrel on the trivet stand; the rods are missing.
  • Physical description
    1 finishing iron: metal (cast iron); good condition
  • Production date
    1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
  • Production period
    Nineteenth century
  • Object name
    Iron, goffering
  • Material
    Metal, iron
  • Technique
    Cast
  • Dimensions
    • Height 355 mm
  • Associated subject
    DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : cleaning
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