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Larry and Carole Meeker

  Purveyors of American Patented & Mechanical Antiques

LCM@patented-antiques.com 

530-620-7019

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Our Antique Iron and Laundry sales pages are taking on a new look.  We are now offering for sale many antique and collectible irons and related laundry antiques originating from three great iron collections---one that focused on small and child-size irons, another that includes a wide array of unusual antique pressing irons and antique laundry / washing collectibles, and antique irons from another collection that got so large it had to be pared down and refocused. 

We are delighted to be able to offer you select irons and related laundry antiques from these collections.  There are pieces included that have been off the market for 25-40 years, and are the sort of things you just do not have the opportunity to find or buy anymore. We are happy to be able to participate in disbursing them for our consigners and find them new homes in collections where they can again be admired and appreciated.   

The laundry and cleaning related antiques found on this page will mostly relate to the tasks related to laundry and washing that was usually performed on Monday.  There will be full size washers, plungers, agitators, pounders, dryers, racks and a host of related cleaning devices designed to help take the drudgery out of the Monday / Laundry day chores women of yesteryear use to endure.  There will also be a large amount of related NOS soap boxes starch boxes and related type advertising which will be found on the General Store page. 

 

Laundry Wash Boards / Scrub Boards

• "The Hubbard " Roller Wash Board / Scrub Board

• Frontenac Basketweave Wire Washboard / Rub Board   SOLD!

• Antique National Washboard Co. Glass Washboard

• 2 Miniature Wash Board / Scrub Boards

• Glass "Midget" Wash Board / Scrub Board

• Wabash Screen Co. "Midget" Wash Board / Rub Board

• Early All Wood Scrub Board / Washboard    SOLD!

• Brass Washboard  

• Bentwood Wood Frame Washboard

• "Wardaway" Montgomery Wards Washboard

• Aluminum w/ Advertising  Washboard

• Primitive All Wood Washboard

• 2 Blue Granite Wash Boards / Scrub Boards

 Washers, Tubs & More

 

• Fantastic Salesman Sample of a Folding Wash Tub / Wringer Bench   SOLD!



• An Assortment of Early Pounders and Agitators          

• Early Patented Plunger Washers

• Early Anchor Brand Wringer for Wash Tub

• 2 Wooden Scandinavian Mangle Boards

 

Laundry Soaps Powders Starches & More

• Selection of Soaps & Washing Aids

 

Hangers & Clothes Pins, Drying Racks

An Assortment of Folding & Wire Antique Clothes Hangers

• Unusual Antique Wooden Mechanical Clothespins

• 3 Wooden Wall Hanging Folding Vintage Laundry Racks

• Patented Leahey's Heatless Trousers Press

 

Children's Laundry Toys

• Washee Washee Chinese Laundryman Toy Washing Machine   SOLD!
• Wooden Wash Tub & Stand Toy Laundry Set
• Selection of Child Clothes Pins
• Child Size Wooden Ironing Board
• "Little Beauty" Toy Laundry Set   SOLD!
• Arcade "Thor" Miniature Cast Iron Washing Machine
• A.C. Gilbert "LaVelle" Child's Laundry Set

 

Misc Laundry Antiques
Related Advertising & More

• An Unusual 2 Tier Laundry or Iron Heating Stove

• Antique Brass Asian Clothes Sprinkler

• Vintage Tinware Sprinkler

• "Sprinkle Plenty" Ceramic Clothes Sprinkler

• "Mary Maid" Vintage Plastic Clothes Sprinkler

• Iron Shaped Ceramic Laundry Sprinkle Bottle

• 2 Vintage Laundry / Ironing Card Calendars

• 2 Print Blocks Depicting Irons   SOLD!

• Carved Wooden Belt Buckle of an Iron

• "Abesto" Automatic Electric Iron Tin Litho Tip Tray

• IronRite Gear Case Oil

• Coleman Gas Iron Funnel in Original Box

• Framed Simplex Ironer Advertising Sign

• Books About Irons and Ironing

 

Early Vacuums & Cleaning Devices

• The "Success" Early Red Patented Pump Vacuum
• The "Doty" Bellows Style Vacuum
• The "Victor" Blue Pump Vacuum
• The "Home"  Pump Vacuum
• A Selection of Rug Beaters
• Patented Carpet Stretcher
• Large Vintage Feather Duster

 

 

***   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