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The earliest electric irons are from the same period (early 1890s), but few then had easy access to electricity, and they were probably more dangerous that the gasoline irons of the time.

I might try to fire one of these up for the in-depth videos at some times. I have done this (or tried to) for several of the old irons, but of these was from a 1903 patent.

Yes, timeless

@@CarlosGarcia-qm3yl Thanks, we are heading to Ireland, maybe a video from there ?

@@johnlourens2460 Keep in mind that I Collect the irons rather than the stoves. However, you might get onto the “antiquestovecollectors” group on Facebook; I think someone there should be able to help you. Kevin

Yes, the old irons lead one to many interesting things (and interesting people). The wife and I are heading to Ireland, let's see what the irons there may look like? Kevin

Ah, shucks.....

Fidel Castro wishes he looked this good!

There are plenty of places in the world today without electricity still using non-electric irons - see our Kevin Talks Irons videos on visiting the Amish, for example.

Of course, "electricity" does no specify the energy source - the electricity be generated from coal, natural gas or nuclear (or, much less likely, a dam). The Streeter hat iron slug would have been heated by a coal or wood stove, I guess that would eliminate the electrical intermediary.

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Sorry, what is SEO?

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@@mdnahidhossenrifat That sounds awesome - can you suggest a video that can show me how to do it?

Thanks, another coming soon?

Thanks bro!

Thanks, liked your images of go-cart racing.

Yes, send to kevin.mccartney@maine.edu. Always love to see other folks cherished irons.

I could only find the one Texas museum stating the 'slave iron' thing, too. I wonder where these sorts of stories get started!

@@cal6137 These are commonly referred to as "slave irons" on eBay. Again, with the hand around the handle there is no "ding". These irons do appear to be especially common in Texas, and it may be that these often have an Hispanic heritage.

Absolutely, and the person using it would have had to have a pot holder or cloth to protect her hand, even further muffling the sound of the bell clinking. Yet another argument against these being "slave" irons.

Yes, rags or gloves would have been used, at all times.

I thin the three prongs would be European,

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There is a reason why people admire the ridiculously old. The old stuff - even a century old electric iron - still works. The $10 Walmart iron, as is every other item in a Walmart, pure junk. There is nothing admirable about the Walmart iron.

I wish this guys English was good enough to comprehend. It took me re-reading it 8 times just to piece together what I still THINK he means. This old guy in the video articulates better than you. I don’t think you’re complete.. go get the chromosome you’re missing. Should be $10 at Walmart.

Thank you for the kind words. Of course, that "catalogue of knowledge" is a work in progress, but I am working on that (my current project is to assemble a database of old iron patents - of which there are thousands. More on that later)... Kevin

Okay, okay, we get the hint - time to trim Kevin's beard! If I can just get him to sit still for more than a second at a time....

Kevin has been wearing the beard and hat since graduate school. Kate only knows of the chin through legend.

Thank you for watching, The next video should be on the vert early (1880 to 1900) electric irons, then a video on items associated with the early tailor shops.

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Yea, that really is so! The old irons are an important window into the world of past time, when irons were a part of everything we wore, every day. Woman did this domestically, as an almost constant chore, this while those in business likely had visits to those who maintained the shirts, jackets, pants, hats, collars/cuffs, etc. at least once a week (and these total to several business visits); some delegated that role to a valet. The importance of irons cannot be overstated, yet people (historians especially) are largely unaware of all this. Kevin

Yes, we have lost something in the change to our t-shirt & jeans-wearing complex of today. the t-shirts are a tremendously convenient clothing of today, but in older days one expressed their pride and competence in themselves and their business by what they wore. As I have said in a couple of the videos - one wore your resume. No doubt that was time-consuming costly and inconvenient, but what you wore granted initial access to respect - this still is true, though many do not realize that. Kevin

I have sad ion heaters for one-, two- and three burner versions. You might check out my several heater videos on the RUclips page.

Yes, always good to find something special...

@@kevintalksirons yes it is my friend. It is something magical.

Yea, in a sense this is: such a mundane subject, and yet the diversity is simply enormous, almost equivalent to the total range of hand-tools.

Yes, always good to get two things that belong together reunited after 125 years

Very dapper very demure

When I travel in Europe people come to me speaking all kinds of languages.

I appears that each of the basic kerosine heater configuration - 1, 2, and 3 wick styles on rectangular tops had an associated sad iron heater (often from multiple manufacturers) but the figure-8 style top is unusual, and apparently came in multiple size -- I already have a sad iron heater of this general type, but for a larger stove. I have several videos on the sad iron heaters (see KTI video #s 23, 32, 33 and 83) for the wo0d, kerosine and natural gas stoves. These videos have attracted an especially high number of viewers, which suggests that there are considerably more stove than iron collectors.

@@kevintalksirons I collect all sorts of stoves , lamps & some irons but mainly the pressure types , although I have several wick powered ones too , my small collection of irons are utilising all types of fuel including charcoal .

@@stuartburgess2409 The wick irons are rather rare. Do you have one that rotates on the long axis? Send me some picture of you most interesting pieces, to Kevin.mccartney@maine,edu

Hopefully there will never be an emergency when we will need fuel-burning stoves to iron our cloths. Maybe a need little detail in some apocalyptic movie...

I am not sure about the absolute earliest known, but pressing irons of the traditional iron shape go back to at least the 1500s in Europe. I think the earliest clothing pressing devices probably go back to neanderthalensis.

I am think this might be an early tailor irons (used professionally rather than domestically. Not. sure how rare these are in Europe (probably quite rare with the original handles). Wish the slug was still there.