Flatiron Heater
date: label: date made
content: 1880s
notes: label: Description
content: Pyramid-type, stove- or range-top heater for three sad irons with flat-top conical cover having a single oval loop wire handle and three vertical slots to accommodate the flatiron handles when the irons are in place. Rack features a tapered triangular chimney on circular base with two wedge feet cast in front of each side to hold an iron. Cover made of two pieces of sheet with folded seams. No marks. Heater for irons, 1994.0026.01-.04.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Robert V. Hollister
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0026.01
label: catalog number
content: 1994.0026.01
label: accession number
content: 1994.0026
objectType: label: Object Name
content: heater, flatiron
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron, cast (rack material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron, sheet (cover material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron wire (handle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in; 20.955 cm x 22.225 cm