Like many of you, I had a small wooden ironing board and a little red iron that warmed. I would iron my dad's handkerchiefs and SOCKS! When I got a bit older, I ironed his boxer shorts. LOL!
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Originally Posted by MattieMae
(Post 5481233)
The photos bring back memories of my mom hanging out the wash with her clothespin apron tied around her waist. It didn't matter how cold it was outside, as long as there was a wind. I don't see a pant stretcher in your collection, yet. Glad you've got the iron!
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Yup, still have an old wooden kids ironing board and iron. My girls used it when they were young too. Pulled it out for the grand daughters when they came over but, they had no interest in it. I still iron {real} my clothing weekly.
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No toy iron for me.....Back in the early sixtys you ironed with a real hot iron and just had to be careful LOL!
Four girls in our family...you ironed starting age 6 and what you ironed was dependet on your age and yes...you always started on the hankies and moved up. By the time I was ten I was allowed to do sheets and pillowcases on the mangle. I thank my mother for those lesson. Few people today know how to iron a shirt properly. We had the sprinkler bottle. I do wish I had toys...but mother was practical. |
I had a little ironing board and iron too. I learn to iron "for real" practicing on dad's hankerchiefs and pillowcases. I had a miniature china tea set that matched mom's good china. It was white with tiny pink roses on it. I still have it. Oh the memories....
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i had the iron no ironing board iron gave to me but loved ply house
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I had one of those and I have DMIL's little sad iron that she had. It would have been placed on the woodstove to heat up. I have 2 inserts for it as those would stay on the stove to be ready to use when the other cooled down. NO temperature control there.......and she lived to tell about it, Jan. lol
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 5478096)
Yes, I remember; also an oven that baked. And according to today's protect-us-from-ourselves standards, we should all have been dead! Maybe we were just the survival of the fittest.:D
Jan in VA piney |
I remember the irons. And the easy bake ovens. That was a long time ago. LOL. Haven't thought about those things in ages. Thanks for the memories.
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 5478096)
Yes, I remember; also an oven that baked. And according to today's protect-us-from-ourselves standards, we should all have been dead! Maybe we were just the survival of the fittest.:D
Jan in VA |
I got the toy ironing board and iron for Christmas when I was three, in 1959. My brother got a ride-on wench truck. It had a seat on the roof of the truck. When I was six, the big gift was a beauty shop doll with a beauty shop chair. Good times!
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