Flatiron
date: label: date made
content: 1870 - 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Fixed handle, pointed-toe iron with size "6" or "9" cast in at top center of the horizontally-seamed, flattened oval block grip; black finish. D-strap, S-curve or gooseneck handle sides are individually attached into raised semicircular bases or sockets. Six-pointed star or similar motif possibly cast in at top center of body.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Household Tools and Equipment
label: Subject
content: Laundry
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.3077.05
label: nonaccession number
content: 1988.3077
label: catalog number
content: 1988.3077.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flatiron
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron, cast (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in; 12.065 cm x 16.51 cm x 11.1125 cm