Once clothes were dry they needed to be ironed to get rid of all the creases. A box iron contained a slug which was heated on the range and then placed inside the iron. Flat irons were placed on the range to heat.
Added:
21st Jan 2009
Subjects:
History
Key Stages:
Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3
Keywords:
Victorian box flat iron slug
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