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#23
What a great find. Using an extention cord is a great idea, just be careful of the fact that it doesn't have grounding (that is the purpose of the wider prong) Be sure to remember to turn it off when you are finished. Now that I've crowed at you; Congrats on a great find
#24
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Thank you for the warning. I have been watching for the plug to get hot (a sign someone pulled on the cord instead of the plug, causing a separation in there and a fire hazard), but that hasn't happened yet, so I think that's safe. Why do you need the "ground" prong, anyway?
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Oh, wish I could find one of those. I remember my mom's - it would get so hot and made ironing so much easiere. I remember sprinkling the clothes first to provide the "steam" for getting the wrinkles out. Ah, memories!
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When my Mom passed and we were cleaning out her apartment, I found her GE iron in the original box with the instruction sheet. If was produced in 1976, made in the USA and it really gets hot I have it as well as my table top lamp plugged into a surge protector bar with an on/off switch. The lamps being on as well as the iron reminds me to turn it off when I leave the room.
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