Iron

Object Name:

Iron

Object ID:

1994.511.04

Description:

Iron for clothes. Steel and cast iron. Body rounded on back side, which tapers to small point at front. Main portion of body about 1.3" wide near front before it tapers more quickly to a point. Smooth band, about 0.5" high, all the way around edge, inclined slightly toward center. Above this band is rounded edge that leads to flat top behind tapered front. Top surface is sand-cast finish. Two round bosses cast into top. Between bosses is cast, raised number "12" near front boss, that faces back. Behind it and in front of rear boss is raised chevron. On top of it is raised character "C" with serif at top, in front of it. Heavy round wire handles protrude out of bosses upward, flare outward front and back, then turn inward toward thick handle section. Horizontal handle section about 0.7" high, 1" wide, 3.5" long. Handle has diamond pattern cast into top. Horizontal mold marks both sides of handle. Evidence of material ground off both sides to smooth it. Two, small hemispherical depressions on bottom surface of handle near front and back.

Material:

Metal
Iron
Steel

Dimensions:

H-4.2 W-2.5 L-7.8 inches