iron; box

Description
Box iron with a wooden handle. Inside is an iron slug "No 6". The slug would have been heated and then placed inside the iron. Two slugs were usually used while ironing.
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Object
Signature & date
moulding:slug:"No 6"
moulding:inside body:"6 61//4"
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 16cm (L 6 5/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 10.3cm (W 4 1/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 16.8cm (H 6 5/8")
Accession number
1993-038-001

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