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Box Iron

Subcollections
Domestic Items or Equipment
Overview

A heavy metal hollow iron, in which the lid lifts to place coals in the body of the iron. The lid of the iron has a scalloped edge and there are holes around the bottom edges of the iron. Inside the iron the base has small knobs, there may have been a grate that fitted in the base. On one side of the body of the iron is a darker rusted piece of metal.

Historical information

These irons were used extensively by women in rural districts who had wood fires in their homes. This iron was used in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The lid of the iron is lifted and hot coals were placed inside the iron on the grate. There are air holes at the bottom of the lid and round air holes at the bottom of the body of the iron.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-202-HS1996.17
Item type
Clothes Irons
Material
Iron
Width
22.5000 mm
Height or length
17.2000 mm
Depth
10 mm
Inscriptions and markings

On the lid of the iron is embossed "NYANZA" and there is a raised rising sun above the "N" of "NYANZA".

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
Completeness
83
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
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Katanning Historical Society

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Side view of Box Iron
Side view of Box Iron
Side view of open Box Iron
Side view of open Box Iron
Top view of Box Iron
Top view of Box Iron
Top view of open Box Iron
Top view of open Box Iron

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