nPostednJune 6, 2013
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nTwonthousand years ago, women in Korea and China were pressing wrinklesnout of cloth with flat-bottomed metal pans full of hot water. n
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nAnfew centuries later, Vikings were pressing wrinkles out of linen withnsmoothers made from glass. n
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Fromnthe 17th Century, sadirons were used. These were thicknslabs of cast iron, heated up on a stove or other device. They werenlifted from the stove and pressed onto cloth using wooden or bamboonhandles. Sometimes people had many small irons heating at once; asnsoon as the iron in use began to cool down, the ironer would switchnit for a hot iron.
Fromnthe 17th Century, sadirons were used. These were thicknslabs of cast iron, heated up on a stove or other device. They werenlifted from the stove and pressed onto cloth using wooden or bamboonhandles. Sometimes people had many small irons heating at once; asnsoon as the iron in use began to cool down, the ironer would switchnit for a hot iron.n
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Boxnirons were developed later. Inside the metal box of one of thesenirons, people put hot coals or (in India) burning coconut shells. n
Boxnirons were developed later. Inside the metal box of one of thesenirons, people put hot coals or (in India) burning coconut shells. nn
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nInnthe late nineteenth century, many people used liquid irons that werenheated by fuels such as whale oil, natural gas, or even gasoline!nThese clothing irons were a fire risk—but I would think would alsonrisk making clothing stinky and stained!
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Finally,non this date in 1882, a man named Henry W. Seeley applied for anpatent for an electric iron. Yeah! Our cloths and clothing werensaved!
Finally,non this date in 1882, a man named Henry W. Seeley applied for anpatent for an electric iron. Yeah! Our cloths and clothing werensaved!n
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n(Notnthat I personally ever use an iron!)
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nOfncourse, Seeley’s iron wasn’t the last improvement in clothing irons.nPeople went on to invent an iron with a thermostat and later a steamniron. And permanent press fabric!
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nAlsonon this date:
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Anniversary of the opening of the Ashmolean
Anniversary of the opening of the Ashmoleann
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nAnniversarynof the opening of the first drive-in movie theater
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nAnniversarynof the volcanic eruption of its century
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Junenholidays, historicalnanniversaries in June,nand Junenbirthdays.
