51/642/1-3

Goffering irons for ironing ruffles, flounces and frills in clothes. Lavinia Smith acquired it from Henry Tyrrell of Harwell.
Goffering irons were for ironing ruffles, flounces and frills in clothes. This is a complete set, consisting of a barrel on a stand and two separate irons. It was used by placing the iron inside the barrel when red hot, thus heating the barrel and creating a heater surface on which to goffer frills. Lavinia Smith acquired this goffering iron from Henry Tyrrell of Harwell, Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire).

1 finishing iron and 2 rods: metal

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Goffering irons were probably introduced from Italy in the early seventeenth century for ironing ruffles, flounces and frills. An alternative name for them was TALLY irons, a corruption of Italian iron. The barrel of the implement was heated by inserting a red-hot iron, and the starched linen was pressed over the barrel to obtain a semi-circular crimp. // This goffering set has two irons, and was obtained by Miss Smith from a Mr.H.Tyrrell, who probably lived in the neighbourhood of East Hendred (Berkshire). // The stand is 7 inches in height, and the irons are 12 and 12.5 inches in length. // See also 51/114/1-3 M.', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) - 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // 466. Gauffering [sic] iron with two heating irons. H.Tyrrell.', Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) [page 12] - 'No.466 // [pencil sketch] // Gauffering [sic] Iron'

1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Nineteenth century

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)