Object number
61/96
Description
Box iron, for domestic laundry. The hollow 'box' base has a sliding iron door to take a heated 'slug'. Used in Upper Weardale, County Durham.
This is a box iron, for domestic laundry. The hollow 'box' base has a sliding iron door to take a heated 'slug'. It is made of cast iron, with a decorative ash handle. It was used in Upper Weardale, County Durham.
Physical description
1 box iron: metal (cast iron); wood (ash); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'IRON (BOX) // Precise origin unknown; Co. Durham, Upper Weardale. // [pencil sketch]'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3878.tif - High resolution image
