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Antique Self Heating Sadiron Circa 1910 For Sale
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Antique Self Heating Sadiron Circa 1910:
$16.88
Dimensions: About 9½” Long x 3 ¾” Wide x 6½” Tall The sadiron— whose name derives from the Old English word “sald,” meaning solid — firstappeared in the 17th century. The firstsignificant improvement of the sadiron was achieved by Mary Florence Potts ofOttumwa, Iowa. In 1870, Mrs. Potts was granted a patent for a sadiron pointedat both ends, making it handy to iron in both directions. The following year,Mrs. Potts endeared herself to housewives when she patented a sadiron with adetachable handle, thus allowing the iron to be heated without also heating thehandle. These sadirons were sold in sets of 3, with a single handle. One of themajor drawbacks to all sadirons, however, was that they cooled off fairlyrapidly. One solutionto this problem was the “self-heating” iron.In the late 1800s, a self-heating iron was developed that used gasolineand alcohol as fuel, which was stored in small metal tanks at the back of theiron. The major drawback to these was the smell, and the tendency for them to“pop-off” suddenly when escaping fumes ignited, which not only frightened, butalso singed the user.
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