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Antique Box & Slug-Heated Irons

There were a number of different ideas that were used to heat, and keep hot the irons that were needed to perform the Tuesday morning chores.  Each style or idea to heat irons was developed, flourished, and when new ideas were introduced, the old ideas either competed or faded into obsolescence.   Ideas ranged from heating multiple irons on the stove, to having heated slugs to insert, to solid fuel, then liquid fuel, and finally electricity made all other idea obsolete. 

Nothing must have been worse for the laundress than dirtying up freshly washed linens, in a valiant attempt to make them wrinkle-free, using a nice hot but soot-covered iron.

The idea behind the invention of the box iron was to heat something other than the bottom of the iron itself (usually a piece of solid metal called a slug), which was then inserted into the  cavity of the iron body, thereby keeping the bottom of the iron clean and free from the soot and grime that was always on the stovetop.

Box & or  slug irons has been around for centuries, and many early 17 & 18th century European irons were of this design, and they continued to be made and used up into the 20th century.   There are some very interesting American Patented ideas along this line as well. 

On this page you will find a wide selection of antique box irons from assorted origins, of assorted ages, and with different shapes or designs.  You will find box and slug irons with different styles of doors, gates, and latches originating from the US and around the world.

English / Scottish & American
Antique Box & Slug Heated Irons

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• English Style Lift Gate Box Irons
• Kenrick Double Point Box / Sad Iron
• Kenrick English Double Point Box / Sad Iron w/ Stamped Handle
• Bless & Drake "Salamander" Box Iron

European Brass
Antique Box & Slug Heated Irons

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• Brass Box Iron w/Unusual Support
• Turned Post European Box Iron 
• Decorated / Dated Brass w/ Swing Gate Iron
• Decorative Brass Lift Gate Box Iron
• Decorated & Dated Brass Box Iron

Ox Tongue Irons

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• Brass Ox Tongue German Slug Iron w/ Turned Handle & Lift Gate
• Nickel Plated Swing Gate Ox Tongue Iron
• Ox Tongue Slug Box Iron
• Leather Handle Handle Ox Tongue Box Iron
• Brass Ox Tongue Slug / Box Iron w/ Strap Handle 

Primitive Box & Slug Irons

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• Iron Swing Gate with Hook Latch Box Iron
• Unusual Iron Swing Gate Box Iron
• Primitive Turn Key Latch European Box Iron 
• Primitive Iron Box Iron w/ Swing Gate
• Antique Danish Box Iron
• Blacksmith Made French Box Iron with Split / Fan Tail Rear Handle Support

Books on Irons & Ironing

• Early Tuesday Morning / Politzer
• Tuesday's Children / Politzer
• Founders of Scottish Irons / Anderson
• Laundry Life in London Town / Morgan
• Iron Talk Price Guide / Walker
• Pressing Iron Patents / Irons
• Antique Irons / Rihn
• Irons by Irons / Irons
• Evolution of the Sadiron / Glissman
• Collectors Guide to Trivets and Stands / Kelly and Ellwood
• Trivet Books / Hankenson
• An Iron Collector's Guide / Morgan and Giles
• Irons / Alphin

Please let me know if you have unusual antique irons of any type that you would like to sell either outright or on consignment.  I am actively buying and selling unusual and rare flat irons, sadirons, fluting irons, gas or any fuel irons, sleeve irons, child-size or toy irons, slug irons, patented irons, or rare and unusual antique pressing irons of any sort.  Contact me via email at LCM@patented-antiques.com anytime with full details on what you have for sale or consignment!

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If you have a single antique, or a collection of antiques to sell please contact us at LCM@patented-antiques.com giving us your PHONE NUMBER  and other contact info and we will get back to you ASAP. 

To view examples of the types of antiques and collectibles we have previously sold and are always interested in helping you sell please visit our Past Sales Archive Pages at our sister website www.AntiqBuyer.com.

Please see our FAQ page, the Appraisal / Selling Page and the Selling Your Collection Pages for further info.

Thanks!!

Larry & Carole