Flatiron
date: label: date made
content: 1750 - 1850
notes: label: Description
content: Pointed-toe, ox tongue box iron with strap handle riveted to top and pivot gate with single pin and diamond- or lozenge-shaped plate attached to right side of body; rounded heel for polishing. Single, elongated, wrought iron S-curve rib peened to sole interior (to conduct heat). Strap handle rivets and gate handle all have acorn knops. Conforming slug or heater with pierced hole near heel stored inside. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Europe
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: DL.298361
label: catalog number
content: 298361
label: accession number
content: 60757
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flatiron
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron, wrought (body, handle material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron, cast (slug material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (sole material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 5/8 in x 7 7/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 14.2875 cm x 20.0025 cm x 8.5725 cm