Object number
51/114/2
Collection
Description
Poker like metal rod for inserting in to a goffering iron for crimping and fluting cuffs, collars and trimmings. The goffering iron was a metal tube set horizontally on a stand. The tube was heated by inserting the metal poker-like rod. Nothing is known about the origin of this iron.
Physical description
1 rod: metal, wood
Archival history
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/114 // NAME: GOFFERING IRONS + STAND // NEG NO.: 35/85, 35/142 // STORAGE: '
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_85.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_142.tif - High resolution image
