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Flat Iron, Cast 'Salter' Iron Hollow Handle, Number 7

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Overview

Hand held stove top flat iron with hollow metal cylindrical handle with dent on top attached to cast iron brackets, painted black and welded to iron base. Base heavily corroded. Slightly pointed front with broad flat base.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-57-1982.16

Item type

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Base heavily corroded with illegible mark under handle, Salter, '7' in raised moulding at front.

Keywords

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Last modified

Wednesday, 8 October, 2025

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Hand held stove top flat iron with hollow metal cylindrical handle with dent on top attached to cast iron brackets, painted black and welded to iron base. Base heavily corroded. Slightly pointed front with broad flat base.

Hand held stove top flat iron with hollow metal cylindrical handle with dent on top attached to cast iron brackets, painted black and welded to iron base. Base heavily corroded. Slightly pointed front with broad flat base.

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