Originally Posted by Skylark53

To the best of my knowledge, those little handles are for resting in on its side (it is football shape so you can iron forwards and backwards so it does not stand up the way a traditional iron does). This model did have a steam attachment (which I don't think was present at the sale) but it seems to slide more over the bottom. Turns out this is the kind of iron my grandmother had and my mom remembers it.