Removable handle, pointed-toe flatiron with size "6" and "WILSONS / PATENT" cast in at front and back on top of body. Vertically-seamed cast handle is flattened oval in section with a horizontal grip and scroll-ended sides that are individually attached to a rectangular bar or dovetail that slides in socket at center of the raised, straight tapered, rectangular base on body. Handle does not move.
"Wilson's Patent" not identified; needs further research. A William Wilson of Greenfield, MA, received a patent for a "sad iron" on March 27, 1835, but record was destroyed in 1836 Patent Office fire. It is also possible patent is for the sliding mechanism and not the iron.