On View
Not on viewFlatirons
Date1900-1920
Terms
- Flatirons
- Iron
- Felt
- Wood
- England
Dimensions12.69 × 5.08 × 17.77 cm (5 × 2 × 7 in.)
Markings"The perfect spirit iron (made in England)" stamped on top of steam attachment. Marked on top of steam attachment: "A/K" and marked on bottom of iron: "N[o] 1/ Henrick".
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Mary Ogden Abbott
Object numberH2520
DescriptionSteam iron, two parts (a, b): iron with wooden handle, hollow base with pierced holes on two long sides. Round steam attachment with pierced stem fits into base of iron. Felt covers for both iron and steam attachment. "The Perfect Spirit Iron". [Parts "a" and "b" are labeled as such but do not have unique object entries in ReDiscovery.]
Object number: H2520A
Object number: H2520B
Object number: H0215B
Object number: 2007.284
A.S. Livermore
ca. 1820
