91/54/1-3

Bradford & Co. Ltd. (Manufacturer)

This is a heavy metal stand with a pedestal onto which the boards fit. There are two sizes of board; the wooden boards are covered with felt. The small board has another cover of cotton cloth. There is also an inscription: ' T. BRADFORD AND CO. LTD.// LAUNDRY ENGINEERS// MANCHESTER AND LONDON'. The board was used when ironing shirt sleeves.

1 sleeve board: metal; wood; felt; cotton; good conditionInscription on heavy metal stand: 'T. Bradford & Co. Ltd., laundry engineers, Manchester & London, Reg'd No. 311064'.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SLEEVE BOARD // Accession number: 91/54/1-3 // Classification: DOMESTIC cleaning laundering ironing // Negative number: 60/15921-22 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: 28 August 1991 [...] Sonning-on-Thames // Store: small object // Condition: Good // Recorder, date: JMB 25.9.91 // Description: Heavy metal stand with pedestal onto which the boards fit. There are two sizes of board which have metal collars attached to them. The wooden boards are covered with felt. The small board has another cover of cotton cloth. Inscription T. BRADFORD AND CO. LTD. // LAUNDRY ENGINEERS// MANCHESTER & LONDON // REGD No 311064 // Dimensions: Stand: length: 39.0cm, width: 17.0 cm, height w. board: 21-23 cm // Board (1) 51.0 cm (2) 42.0 cm // Associated information: Lady Hamilton Fairley's parents lived in India. She was brought up in the early part of the century by her aunt, Mary Brownson, in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. This is where the sleeve board or press came from. It is designed so that various sizes of sleeve can be ironed. Lady Fairley was 88 years old when she donated these items to MERL. // References: MERL Archival catalogues for T. Bradford & Co. Ltd.', MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue correction’ form – ‘CLASSIFICATION: DOMESTIC Cleaning laundering ironing SLEEVE BOARD // MUSEUM NUMBER: 91/54/1-3 // Negative number: // [pencil sketch] small board in position’

Cheshire

1900-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Twentieth century, first half

Metal, Wood, Fibre, cotton, Fibre, wool