Sad irons, also called flat irons or smoothing irons, are shaped pieces of metal that are flat and polished on one side and have a handle attached to the other, created for the purpose of de-wrinkling fabric. “Sad” is an Old English word for “solid,” and the term “sad iron” is often used to distinguish the largest and heaviest of flat irons, usually 5 to 9 pounds.
I've never heard of the phrase "sad iron." Before I read your info I assumed it was because using these heavy irons made you very sad. I'm glad you explained properly and it's very interesting. I've had a couple of these in the past that ended up as door stops.
How interesting! I had no idea... The iron is beautiful with the decoration on it. And I like how you put the fabric for the picture. Great composition!
@dutchothotmailcom@carolmactx@kaylynn2150@fbailey@serendypyty@ingrid01 this has lived in the garden for ages so I decided to clean it up. I noticed No 4 near the handle so googled for more info. Still not sure what the No 4 represents so am guessing that different sizes have different numbers.
beautiful composition, my grandmother had a similar one that every now and then she used to put it on the stove to show me how hard it was once to iron....
Nice vintage piece. I told JackieR the other day that to speak the same language, I don't understand half of what she says. Sad, now that's another term I will try to remember.
We used to call them Mrs Potts Iron, we used lots of these for table decoration for my Mothers 90th birthday, with balloons floating up from them. Very effective
I remember my dad using that continuously when I was a child. He was a tailor and he used these to iron his finished works. My sister still has two of them in memory of my dad. Nice explanation.
October 1st, 2020
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A fabulous white high-key
Brilliant capture and details of this iron