Combination Fluting Iron
Date1899
Mediummetal, wood
Dimensions5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (13.3 × 8.3 × 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase
Object numberPC1976.86.117
DescriptionThis object is a diamond-based steel coal iron with wooden handle. A thumb-operated lever with spring is positioned close to one side of the handle, which can be used to open the lateral hinge and insert a heating element through the side of the object. The opposite side of the iron has vertical fluting grooves. The door has decorative geometric carvings with the manufacturer's name "MAJESTIC" in the middle.On View
Not on viewTerms
ca. 1870