Goffering Iron With Queen Anne Legs
Miniature Brass Goffer Iron
Good + ........ $395.00 SOLD!
Black
Blown Glass Slikenstone / Smoothing Stone Black
glass rubbing stones are believed to be
some of the oldest ironing devices known. These glass irons were used
cold on damp material with pressure applied by both hands to remove the
wrinkles. This piece is from the long-time Glissman collection.
Excellent ..... SOLD
Unusual
Small Flower / Leaf Irons These are the tools that were used in the
antique millinery, dressmaking, costume-making, and other assorted fabric
trades to make beautiful silk and velvet flowers that adorned the fancy hats
and clothing of the day. After the fabric was starched it would have
been pressed between the two heated halves of these pressing molds to emboss
the design. Typically these brass and iron tools are found in much
larger sizes. The smallest one here measures about 1 inch and the
largest one about 2.5 inches. All three of these small leaf irons are
intricately detailed and make for a great display.
Excellent.................$85.00 each All SOLD
An Assortment of
Unusual Hatter's Irons Irons for hats, caps
and bonnets are a fascinating sub-category of iron collecting, and antique
hatter's irons are sought out not only by iron collectors for display but also
by contemporary makers of handmade hats looking for the tools and devices that
were used in the last century to do the myriad of specialized jobs associated
with their trade. Numerous firms, located primarily in New England, were
engaged in producing supplies for the hat industry. Crowns need to be
shaped, brims had to be curled, creases needed to be ironed in, felt nap had to
be smoothed, and ironing devices that came to be named tollikers,
shackles, hatter's shells, etc. were manufactured in the mid to late 1800's to
respond to the growing industry. Offered here are an assortment of
hatter's irons that were part of the Glissman Iron Collection. Be sure to
look at all of the pictures. There are a total of 12 irons, several with
moveable flanges, several with double grooves, all are unusual and interesting
shapes.
These can be purchased individually for $75-$125 each or save and buy the whole lot for $50 each straight through. SOLD
Brass Movable Front Hat Shackle Iron Hatters' irons come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and forms, each having a special purpose in shaping, smoothing, pressing and curling the various parts of a variety of styles of antique hats. This example is all brass with a wooden handle. There are no markings on it and the brass has a rich, mellow, unpolished patina. Very Good................ $150.00 SOLD
Iron Movable Front Hat Shackle Iron This example is all iron with a nicely formed wooden handle. It is marked 5/8 referencing the size of the curl of the brim it would produce. It has great form, smooth surface, and rich patina. Excellent................ $150.00 SOLD
Another
Grouping of Unusual Hatmaking Irons Here is a different
selection of unique and interesting hatter's ironing implements. These 4
tollikers are brass and wood and have a great patina. These too were part
of the Glissman Iron Collection.
They can be purchased individually for $75-$125 each or save and buy the whole lot for $50 each straight through. SOLD!!
Antique
Billiard / Pool Table Iron
Excellent
..... SOLD!
H.J.
Davis Billiard Iron
Good ........ $195.00
SOLD!
Mrs. Streeter's
#2
"Gem" Polishing Iron
Good ........ $495.00 SOLD!
The
Crown
7" Plaiter Iron Plaiting irons
are a rare variation of a fluting iron that were used to put pleats instead
of ruffles in such things as curtains, kilts, and bed canopies. The
North Brothers Catalog from 1912 attempts to list out how simple and easy this
device is to use and how useful it will be in the home or shop, but I imagine
that by this time or point in history women in the house were starting to
dream about other things to do with their time. Images
of dancing and having fun like in the roaring 20's or god forbid voting and
having a say in what they were or were not going to do were beginning to get in
the way of pleating, ironing and other household chores. Phyllis Schafly's worst nightmare was beginning to form way before her time.
Perhaps she
has one of these as a remembrance of how it use to be, or how she wishes it
still was. The 1912 Crown
catalog I have lists only the 10" model of these devices, and we have had
that size a couple times over the years, but this is the first we have ever seen
of a 7" model. We also have one by an entirely different company that
must have been bought out by North Brothers some years earlier.
Excellent ..... SOLD!
"Big
Toe" Patented Sleeve Iron with Removable Handle
Very Good........$275.00 SOLD!
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