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    Old 05-09-2013, 09:57 AM
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    I am soo excited! I just bought an old GE iron for $3 at a church rummage sale. It's made in the USA!! You just can't find that anymore! Tried it, and it works. It's heavy ( like that!) and the cord is only about half as long as it should be, lol, but I LOVE it! It's so old the prongs on the plug are both narrow! Just have to tell the world here....
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    Old 05-09-2013, 10:25 AM
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    Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy
    I am soo excited! I just bought an old GE iron for $3 at a church rummage sale. It's made in the USA!! You just can't find that anymore! Tried it, and it works. It's heavy ( like that!) and the cord is only about half as long as it should be, lol, but I LOVE it! It's so old the prongs on the plug are both narrow! Just have to tell the world here....
    I love, love, love my old GE dry iron. That baby gets HOT!
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    Old 05-09-2013, 10:47 AM
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    Good to hear it! That's what I'm needing. Some of these new irons are wussy. I don't care if the cord's short---I'll use an extension cord with it.
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    Old 05-09-2013, 02:42 PM
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    congrats on your find
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    Old 05-09-2013, 03:17 PM
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    Lucky you! You never know what you'll find at those sales.
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    I found an old Singer iron with a cloth-wrapped cord at a church rummage sale. And, it still works! But I don't use it, I have it only for display. The cord come off and it makes a great door stop.
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    Great find! Wonderful price.....happy pressing
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    Old 05-10-2013, 11:38 AM
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    I always use an extension cord with an on/off switch for my irons. That way I can leave them plugged in and just use my foot to turn them on and off at the extension cord.
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    Yay!! Good find!
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    I have been using my moms GE iron until it took a dump last week. :~( I wonder if I can have it fixed? My mom used to take her things to a fix it man shop. I wonder if there is such a place these days? I love that it got so hot and that it was a dry iron with no holes.
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