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Larry and Carole Meeker

  Purveyors of American Patented & Mechanical Antiques

LCM@patented-antiques.com 

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We are delighted to be able to offer for sale a great number of antique / vintage / and collectible sadirons and trivets originating from several great antique pressing iron collections we are helping consigners sell. 

One collection is focused on small and child-size sad or pressing irons, and includes many toy irons as well. Another includes antique and vintage irons from around the world, both large and small of all different styles.  In addition to collecting different sad irons another consigner's collection included a wide array of antique laundry and washing related collectibles that you will find listed on the Antique Laundry page and on the several General Store / Advertising Pages,  as well as the  Americana Pages whose links are in the white column to the left.  Be sure to visit those pages as well.  

Our consigners of these collections have shared great memories of how and where different irons were acquired, and how pleased they are that the sad irons they so lovingly collected and preserved are now going to find homes with another new generation of collectors.

Please keep in mind that although it may seem like antique sad irons are common and easily found and that we have an awful lot of them for sale here, most of these antique irons are by no means frequently found or widely available these days.  These pressing iron collections were assembled over decades---for example the Lloyd collection was begun in the 1950's---and when these irons are gone we will not have more of this caliber until the next collection is offered to us to sell.   

You will find an incredible variety of antique pressing irons offered by visiting all of the different iron pages and the iron pages we call back pages you will go to when you click the titles below!    

Antique Fluting Irons, Crimpers, Rufflers

Known by a variety of names these antique irons are commonly referred to as pleaters, plaiters, crimpers, fluters, rufflers or ruffle irons.  They were in their heyday during the mid to late 1800's and they are uniquely American.  Some were still being made up into the 20's for commercial applications and are usually very large and electric. 

These antique pressing iron came in several different styles---the machine crank, the rocker style, the roller style, tongs, and more.  Perhaps the most innovative interesting and collectible versions of fluting irons are the combinations---a single iron which served a dual function of being a flat iron and / or a polishing / glossing iron when used in one position or another, and which then, by one means or another, converted into a fluting iron. 

Machine Fluting Irons / Fluters

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• The Dudley Fluter
• Susan B. Knox Fluting Machine
• Champion Patented Machine Fluter
• American Machine Co. Fluter
• Companion Clamp-On Fluter  

• American Machine Co. Machine Fluter

Rocking Style Fluting Irons / Fluters

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• 3 "The Best" Rocker Fluter
• 4 Geneva Rocker Fluter
• Griswold Erie 3 Piece Fluting Iron

Rolling Style Fluting Irons / Fluters

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• American Machine Co. Roller Fluter
• Unusual Slug in Roller Type Roller Fluter
• Shepard Hardware Co. Roller Fluter

 

Plaiters / Pleaters

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• 2 Wooden Plaiters  
• 2 More Wooden Plaiters
• 1 More Wooden Plaiter

   

  Combination Flat / Fluting / Polishing Irons

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• 2 "Ideal" Charcoal Heated Combination Flatiron / Fluters 1 w/  Trivet
• Patented Combination Fluter / Flat Iron w/ Hinged Feature
• Combination Charcoal Flat and Fluting Iron Marked "Geo. Wallace Oklahoma"
• Charcoal Heated Classen Bros. & Co. Combination Flatiron / Fluter
• Rocker Handles for Charcoal Combo Irons
• "Eclipse"Combination Fluter / Charcoal Iron 

• Early Tuesday Morning / Politzer
• Tuesday's Children / Politzer
• Iron Talk Price Guides / Walker
• US Iron Patents / Walker
• Antique Irons / Rihn
• Collectors Guide to Pressing Irons & Trivets / Berney
• Evolution of the Sadiron / Glissman
• Antique Sad Irons / Bowlin   SOLD!
• Trivets I and Trivets II / Hankenson

   

  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!

   

  ***   We Sell Antiques!   ***

  We want to Help you Sell Your quality Antiques   

  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.

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

  Thanks!!

  Larry & Carole