QuiltnLady1

I had a red iron and a small ironing board. I was making doll clothes and I was taught how to iron the seams. I also "got to iron" doilies, handkies and my Uncle's t-shirts (Dad was in Korea). For you youngsters, YES we did iron the t-shirts and boxers (and Grandma had to be restrained from starching them).

RugosaB

I have my laundry room decorated with old laundry related things, and do have one of those irons.
There's a toy washboard and tub, the bottle and top used to dampen something to be ironed, a rug beater, a laundry detergent tin, and the wringer part of an old wringer washer.

Also included is the tin we found when we tore up the floor to replace it. 'Whoever' had used it to patch a hole!

I haven't added them yet, but I have been collecting photos of people hanging laundry on a clothesline.

I also want to add an old postcard I found. It's old, when they made them out of leather, and is a postcard for a lake Erie island near to here, Put in Bay

I wanted to make the laundry room fun!

RugosaB

There are a couple more
All this really did start with the iron!

amandasgramma

I had one!!! And an ironing board, too. I still have the ironing board but the iron is long gone!

deenatoo

Yes, I had one too!! What fond memories! And to think, we enjoyed housework back then! Thanks for the memories!

Veronica

Wow!
I remember them.

MattieMae

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!

icon17

Yes! I Do But I have mine still and it works fine got it for Christmas 1959, But I think it gets hot and would iron well enough to press fabric. I will have to give it a Go.

MamaD

Yes, I had a silver and black iron w/ironing board. Don't remember exactly what I ironed, but would assume it was doll clothes. Thanks for hitting the "REFRESH" key in my brain.

Stitchit123

I had that and an AUTO-MATIC washing machine and the dryer was a piece of rope with little clothes pins All worked just like the ones big people used.We seen one in an Antique store they wanted more for it then a set of front loaders.