Object number
84/3
Creator
Description
This flat iron was used on a Middlesex farm by the donors' family for ironing domestic laundry. It bears the inscription, '5 // LYNG // W C' which is a series name of the manufacturer, William Cross & Sons Ltd. of Wolverhampton. It was donated to MERL when the donors moved from Reading to Kent in 1983.
Physical description
1 flat [or sad] iron: metal; fair condition- very pitted on upper surface
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: FLAT-IRON // Accession number: 84/3 // Classification: DOMESTIC Cleaning laundering ironing // Negative number: 60/14477 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Misses V. & J. Merrick, [...], November 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: fair, pitted // Recorder, date: JMB 20.1.84 // Description: This flat-iron or sad iron (sad meaning heavy) is very pitted on the upper surface. The handle only has a narrow channel through it. // Inscription: 5 // LYNG // W C // {This is a series name of William Cross & Sons Ltd. of Wolverhampton} // Dimensions: Length: 14.0cm Height: 12.0cm // Associated information: The iron came originally from a farm in Middlesex where it was used by the Misses Merrick's family. It was given to MERL when the sisters moved from Reading to Kent in 1983. // References: MERL 6980 'Smoothing Irons' by Brian Jewell pp. 7, 63 & 65.'
Production place
Wolverhampton
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Material
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14477.tif - High resolution image
