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Wooden Scandinavian Mangle Boards Wooden mangle boards were
used in the Scandinavian countries to iron large flatwork pieces like bed
coverings, tablecloths, etc. The late Esther Berney gave a good
description of how they were used in her out of print book Pressing Irons and
Trivets. As she describes it, the boards were not heated---instead
they were simply used to smooth out wrinkles on a flat surface, or the article
to be ironed was dampened and folded and tightly rolled around another piece of
wood that resembled a rolling pin and the mangle board was used to apply
pressure to propel the roller back and forth which simultaneously smoothed out
the wrinkles and dried the article. I can't vouch for how well it really
worked, but these pieces are fascinating to look at and rarely found in the US.
These two are from the Lloyd collection. One is fairly plain and
utilitarian in design. The other has a figural handle in the shape of a
horse. Both would look great amongst a collection of woodenware,
primitives, or as part of an iron collection.
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ML-MI-1
ML-MI-2
Plain Handle-----Good but with a few
splits in the handle........$85.00
Horse
Handle-------Excellent.........$295.00
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Dated
& Decorated Wooden Scandinavian Mangle Board & Roller
Scandinavian Wooden mangle boards were oftentimes decorated and dated.
They ranged in size from a foot or so to 3" or so. Some are highly
decorated others are very plain and utilitarian. This example with its
roller falls into
the middle of all those ranges.
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ML-MI-3
Horse
Handle Board & Roller ......... Excellent.........$195.00
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Elegant
English Brass Goffering Iron This unusual antique is an
elegant English brass goffering iron. It dates from the 1800's and
would have been used to create a pattern of decorative ruffles or frills,
usually on the collars and cuffs of fancy clothing or outfits. Note the
graceful curving lines of the Queen Anne style tripod legs that form the base,
as well as the beautifully decorative turnings of the upright post that supports
the barrel. Goffering irons are typically found missing their heating
sticks, but this iron is complete with its "slug", which inserts into the barrel
to provide the heat. This iron is truly unusual and these are the type of
ironing artifacts that are rarely found except in long-time collections.
It has a lovely deep patina and is ready for display!
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SH-GI-1
Excellent........$450.00
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Kennrick Goffering Iron
This is an elegant English iron goffering iron. It dates
from the 1800's and would have been used to create a pattern of decorative
ruffles or frills, usually on the collars and cuffs of fancy clothing or
outfits. It stands about 8" tall. It has great patina and is ready for display!
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BCM-GI-1
Good+........$65.00
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Another
English Goffering Iron
This English Goffering iron is just a tad smaller than the one above,
and a bit nicer as well. It dates
from the 1800's. Goffer irons were used to create a pattern of decorative
ruffles or frills, usually on the collars and cuffs of fancy clothing or
outfits. Complete with twisted loop end wire handle poker. It has great patina and is ready for display!
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ML-GI-1
Good+........$75.00
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Large
English Goffering Iron
This English Goffering iron is about 10" tall and has a barrel about
twice as big as the above iron. The English it seemed had a lot of
different size ruffles to get the wrinkles out of. The barrel and the
base do have some pitting but it looks OK. It has great patina and is ready for display!
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ML-GI-1
Good+........$45.00
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Double
Barrel Goffering
Iron
This brass goffering iron has elegant Queen Anne-style tripod legs and
is distinctive for its double barrels. Very nice and very unusual!
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BCM-23
Very Good........$395.00
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English
Single Barrel Goffering
Iron
Yet another example of a good looking goffering iron with a graceful
S-shaped sweep to the upright.
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BCM-24
Very Good........$75.00
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