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These irons are part of a goffering set, thought to date from the early 19th century. The irons were heated to red-hot, then inserted into the barrel of a goffering iron stand to heat the outside of the barrel for use in crimping of cuffs and frills on clothes. They were formerly part of the collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, but nothing is known of their origins before that.

3 finishing iron rods: metal (wrought iron)

1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31

Early-nineteenth century