Flatiron

Description:

Small, cast pointed-toe flatiron with rounded tip and fixed, oval loop wrought handle, rectangular in section, attached through center of body and smoothed to sole. No marks.

Date Made: after 1830

Location: Currently not on view

Place Used: United States: District of Columbia, WashingtonUsed: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Subject: Household Tools and EquipmentLaundry

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Gift of Miss C. Virginia Mayfield and Miss Dorothy T. Mayfield

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.64.0104Catalog Number: 64.0104Accession Number: 250073

Object Name: flatiron

Physical Description: iron, cast (body material)iron, wrought (handle material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 10.4775 cm x 6.985 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-100c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_311801

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