Combination
Charcoal Flat and Fluting Iron Marked "Geo. Wallace Edmond, Oklahoma"
In the many years I have bought and sold antique
irons I have never see any iron---flatiron, charcoal iron, fluter or any other
type---marked with the name that is on the heat shield of this great combination
iron. Whether it was the name of the patentee or the manufacturer I don't
know, but in beautiful stenciled lettering it very clearly reads "Geo. Wallace
Edmond, Oklahoma". That in itself is pretty unusual---how many other irons
do you know of that hail from OK? I can't think of any right off the top
of my head. Perhaps this could even be the owner's name where the manufacturer,
as a marketing gimmick, offered their irons up monogrammed so to speak, much
as the winemakers will personalize the label of your bottle of wine today.
I can imagine that by the time this was produced the market for charcoal heated
irons in the modern day American home was thinning down rapidly and the makers
would do almost anything to move another one off the shelf.
The condition of this combination iron is amazing!
Rarely do you find any charcoal iron looking this good. Given the nature
of their use they are typically found with the nickel plating all but gone and
with all the other expected signs of having had a fire smoldering within.
This example looks to have seen very little if any use.
ML-CF-3
Excellent .......... $250.00 SOLD!
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Pease
Patent Combination Charcoal Iron / Fluter w/ Trivet
The Pease is / was a well known and popular
iron with a very unique companion trivet. It is seldom seen with all of its parts, but this example is
complete and in nice condition.
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ML-943
Very Good........$225.00 SOLD!
Charcoal
Heated Classen Bros. & Co. Combination Flatiron / Fluting Iron
This company operated out of Ithaca, NY, and proudly so marked this iron. And it looks to have seen very little use because the tolework stenciling on
the heat shield is near 100%. The iron itself is quite substantial and
very well-made. It's complete with its original sideplate fluter, which
is marked "Pat Apld For". The rocker portion may be a replacement from
a different Classen combo iron---the wood of the handle is a somewhat lighter
color than the wood grip of the iron itself---but nonetheless it meshes perfectly
with the plate and completes the combination feature.
ML-CF-4
Excellent ......... $175.00 SOLD!
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Unmarked Combination Charcoal Iron / Fluter
While the Pease has the rocker fluter built in to
the handle / heat shield, this variant came with a separate auxiliary one. The fluter plate
on this model is a positive mount, sliding over two screws on the side. On the Pease and
a few others it is made to snap into place with a wire hook over the ends. So, they look similar but are
different. Everybody it seems had a better idea!
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ML-SCC-1
Good + ........$125.00
Patented
"Ideal" Combination Charcoal Iron / Fluter
The Ideal is a nice variant with a cute stubby chimney.
It is marked "Pat Apld For 1905". I am still trying to find pictures of everyday
people walking around with fluted clothes. They had the irons,
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ML-1905
Good + ..... $175.00
Pease
"Lookalike" Combination Charcoal Iron / Fluter
This charcoal iron has a removable wire clip on fluter
plate and the handle has the rocker fluter built in. In every way it
looks like a Pease, but it is unmarked. An early version perhaps?
Or a copy cat? The white residue
you see is the remains of a mud bee nest. He must have gotten in via
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ML-PS-1
Good ..... $125.00
Patented
"Eclipse" Combination Charcoal Iron / Fluter
This charcoal iron has a removable fluter
plate and a separate rocker fluter handle. It has no chimney, just an
interesting raised front for the exhaust. It is marked "Pat Apld For
1903". A neat one!
SH-ECL-1
Good ..... $225.00
Faultless
Self Heating Charcoal Iron
This is a larger than normal charcoal heated
combination flatiron and fluter. It measures close to 9" long. A
tailors iron??? A lever under the heat shield operates the vents.
It has an extra long fluter sideplate. The back lift off gate is
marked with the name Faultless and the patent date of Dec. 18 '06. I
have seen this iron marked with the name "Base Burner". And I think
every one I have seen or had has been missing the rocker fluter part---this
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NK-1108
Very Good ..... $250.00 SOLD!
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