Domestic & Everyday Machines
Electric iron
An electric iron heats a flat soleplate to press fabric. Electrical heating and later thermostatic controls reduced the need to repeatedly reheat an iron on a stove or hearth.
About this artifact
An electric iron heats a flat soleplate to press fabric. Electrical heating and later thermostatic controls reduced the need to repeatedly reheat an iron on a stove or hearth.
Sources & image credits
Documented physical example or historical image. See the original image record for its subject, date and any reconstruction details.
Image: Morphy richards iron 1950.JPG
Creator: Theroadislong
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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