Originally Posted by KyKaren1949
Uh oh...what is a "mangle iron"? That's a new word for me.
A mangle iron sits on the floor and you sit up to it, much like sitting up to a sewing machine. It has a large roll ( about 2 feet long) which is covered with a cotton covering like an ironing board cover. A separate section which is the 'iron' part and which heats up like the dickens moves in to meet the curve of the cotton covered roll. The roll then turns and you feed the item to be ironed between the cotton covered roll and the heated plate. Once the garment is ironed, it falls into folds behind the iron and onto a small platform. There is a knee or foot pedal which controls the heated plate. That is, when you manouver the pedal, it makes the plate come in to meet the roll or moves out when you are finished ironing. Hope this gives you an idea of the process.