Sad Clothes Iron - flat base
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"Hanks Bros, Australia"
"sad iron" is an older term for a type of heavy, cast iron, hand-held flat iron used for pressing fabric. The term "sad" comes from the Old English word meaning "solid" or "heavy," referring to the iron's substantial weight. Sad irons were heated over a fire or stove and used to smooth out wrinkles and creases in clothes and linens.
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