Object number
83/35
Description
This is a metal stand with three crossbars and three legs curled at the tips. It has a turned wooden handle. It was used when ironing domestic laundry with a flat iron.
Physical description
1 flat-iron stand: metal; wood; good condition- but piece missing from handle
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: FLAT-IRON STAND // Accession number: 83/35 // Classification: DOMESTIC Cleaning laundering ironing // Negative number: 60/14390 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Miss M. N. Wood, [...], May 1983 // Store: Small object // Condition: Good but piece missing from handle // Recorder, date: J. M. Betts 11.5.83 // Description: A metal stand with three crossbars and three legs curled at the tips. It has a turned wooden handle. // Dimensions: Length: 28.0cm Width: 10.0cm Height: 3.5cm // Associated information: // References:'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14390.tif - High resolution image
