I would buy one in a heart beat. I've tried ironing backwards only to burn myself. If I can buy a pointless ironing board why not a pointless iron?

If it is from the UK, can it be used with the US electrical hookups

well, aren't you clever? That is not something I would have ever thought to do.

Daphne - my mom also had one of those big ironing machines back in the 60's and I've often thought how great that would be for ironing fabrics. Haven't seen one for over 50 years.

Hey,tessagin, that is so smart. Now if I could just find a way to get rid of the steam hole imprints when I iron on fusible interfacing. I wish I had kept that old Sunbeam dry iron.

You could always just buy a home press. I used to have one I bought used for not too much. It would press large areas quickly.

If the iron is labeled "dual voltage", it could be used in the U.S. with a plug adapter. However, it might not work as well or last as long. If it isn't dual voltage, you would need an electrical current converter to use it in the U.S. and again, it probably wouldn't work as well or last as long. The converter would add to the price as well.

Me too! :-)

I have an Ironrite ironer. Never thought of using it to iron fabrics. Do you want to purchase one?

My mother also had a "mangle" and it lived in the basement too. She sure loved that thing and she was one of those people who even ironed her "unders", believe it or not.