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Old 08-18-2016, 03:56 PM
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Fabric Galore
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Originally Posted by quiltingcandy View Post
I have often thought I would like to have had my mom's large pressing machine that she used to iron the linen table clothes and napkins. It was great and it had a roller so all you had to do was put the item in, hold it to feed it in straight. She donated to a church when she decided it was not worth the effort any more. (She kept it in the basement and hated to use it down there.) Also, we weren't using the heavy linen anymore, she found the light weight tablecloths to use instead. I don't think I would like a square iron, the point makes it glide easier through the wrinkles.
My aunt had one of those back in the 1940s and I loved it. She would crease the legs on a pair of trousers and then just roll it through and release it when it got to the top of the pants. She got to where she could iron shirts, dresses, etc. on her machine. I think it was made by Bendix. I would love to have one of those today.
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