Wafer Iron
date: label: date made
content: 1760-1810
notes: label: Description
content: Circular wafer iron, plier form; both plates feature chased wreath and floral designs. Two, long, tapered handles have rectangular shafts and cylindrical grips; the shorter handle ends in a loop with reverse-scrolled hook that fits over the conical tip on the other handle to secure closed. Both handles have small arrow-shaped pads double-riveted to plates. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Europe
label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of S. Malkin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.392996
label: catalog number
content: 392996
label: accession number
content: 207597
objectType: label: Object Name
content: iron, wafer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron, wrought (handles material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron, cast (plates material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 27 in; 8.255 cm x 68.58 cm