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- Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, John Nazro & Company, circa 1880 - In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, John Nazro & Company, circa 1880
In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- Illustrated Catalogue: Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Penn'a, Manufacturers of Patented Hardware, 1889 -
- 1889
- Collections - Artifact
Illustrated Catalogue: Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Penn'a, Manufacturers of Patented Hardware, 1889
- Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., 1876-1880 - In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- 1876-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., 1876-1880
In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- Grinding Mill, Used at James Vernor's Drugstore, Detroit, Michigan, 1894-1896 -
- 1894-1896
- Collections - Artifact
Grinding Mill, Used at James Vernor's Drugstore, Detroit, Michigan, 1894-1896