Mahoney-Style
Polisher Irons
This polishing
iron design was patented by Mahoney of Troy, NY in 1876. Unlike other
inventors who thought the secret to getting a good shine or polish to the fabric
was with a smooth rounded bottom iron, Mr. Mahoney decided the better idea was
to use a gridded or diamond pattern sole. Here are a selection of polishing
irons of this design.
BCM-129 BCM-118 BCM-155 SOLD! BCM-154 BCM-128 SOLD!
From Left to Right .........Good ........$24.00 ea
Geneva
Polishing Sad Iron
This is a waffle bottom Geneva Polisher
that looks like a Mahoney, and with the name Geneva on the top it is not one
you see very often either. Not sure if it is the same company that manufactured
the Geneva fluter.
PR-G-P2
Good+ ........ $45.00
BSM
Polishing Iron
This is a great
looking polishing iron with a waffle bottom and an unusual marking on top that
reads "BSM".
ML1-PI-6
Very Good .......$35.00
War
Hunt" Polisher
I can't
imagine why a polishing iron would be called "War Hunt" or what the significance
of that name on this polishing iron could be! And I'm not sure if the
cross hatch design on the handles bears any relation to the name. But
it's pretty distinctive. Aside from that it also has a diamond pattern
grid-work sole. I have seen a lot of polishers of this basic shape, but
never one with this name.
ML1-PI-7
Very Good........$75.00
Big
0 Polishing Iron
This
one simply has a large 0 or circle cast into the top. Clean it up a bit
and it will be ready to go.
ML1-PI
Good........$20.00
2
Long Handled Polishing Irons
You do not see this design polishing iron with long attached handles out the
back very often unless they are being de-asscensioned from old time collections
as these are being. Both have light corrosion and need to be cleaned.
Both are marked with the manufacturer's name---"Q.K.L. Co. NY".
Left .... Good ........ $75.00 BCM-115
Right .... Good ........ $75.00 BCM-116
Orion
Polishing Iron
This is a great looking round bottom English polishing iron with marking
on top that reads "Orion".
ML1-PI
Very Good........$45.00 SOLD!
Kenrick
#3 Round Bottom Polishing Iron
This polishing iron is marked on the top. It is very nice.
Good ........ $45.00 SOLD!
PR-298
Salters
Polishing Iron
A round bottom polisher by the well
known English maker using Silvester's patent. It has an interesting hollow
grip handle and is well marked. It is in super condition.
Good ........ $30.00
PR-862
Polishing
Iron with Shield Logo
Most
people would not recognize this as a polishing iron, but with those rounded
edges that is what this would be used for in certain situations when needed.
The user could roll it and get one portion of the edge to do work. I am
not sure what the shield with the number 1 logo means, but this is a nice iron.
Good ........ $15.00
ML-PIS
Keystone
Polishing Iron
This polishing iron is marked on the
top with a Keystone like emblem. It reminds me of the Santa Maria.
Good + ........ $85.00
PR-308
Hoods
Patent Soapstone Polishing Iron
This is a very unusual version
of a polishing iron. The main body is made of soapstone. The Hood
patent soapstone spade shape iron is well known, and we have several listed
for sale on our regular pages, but this is the very hard to find double pointed
polisher model. It is about 10 times harder to find than the spade shape
version. Soapstone has been used in a number of applications because of
its superior heat retaining qualities and Mr. Hood made many of the spade shape
ones in different sizes, but very few of these DP polishers ever show up.
A nice iron!
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Good ........ $395.00
PR-842
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