Iron

Object Name:

Iron

Object ID:

1988.002

Creator:

Dale Co.Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England

Date:

circa 1840

Description:

Tailor's Iron. Cast iron base 2.5" high, pointed at front. Main body is cast iron with smooth bottom surface. Long rectangular prism with pointed front end. Small cove with step above it, then another small cove decoration around top edge except at right front corner where there is additional iron that may be left over from casting process. Bottom edges slightly rounded. Two square bosses cast into top surface near front and back. These have slightly decorative border around them. Between bosses is cast in relief letters inside raised rectangular border: "DALE Co", facing right side. Wrought iron handle. Handle is square stock ~0.6" square, with one complete twist in top center area. Handle curves down and inward slightly where it goes into the cast bosses. Handle slightly smaller where it enters body. Some grain pattern on right side of handle just above body. Vertical sides of iron are relatively smooth with minor pitting. Top surface is sand-cast finish.

Material:

Metal
Iron
Steel

Dimensions:

H-6.2 W-2.1 L-10.1 inches

Provenance:

Used by Miss Polly Dimick (1790-1886), a seamstress in Lyme, NH. Miss Dimick was the great-great aunt of the donor.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth and Pauline Whittemore

People:

Dimick, Polly (1790-1868), Whittemore, Ruth (1909-2005), Whittemore, Pauline (1906-1998)

Subjects:

Sewing equipment & supplies, Flatirons, Tailors, Irons (Pressing)