Número del objeto
51/242
Descripción
This is a soldering iron, made of iron, with a hooked handle and heavy oval head. It is known as a ‘plumber’s iron’ or ‘grozing iron’ and was used for jointing lead sheet and pipes. After heating it was held against the joint to keep the solder fluid while being wiped smooth. It is the ancestor of the blow lamp.
Descripción física
1 soldering iron: metal (iron); good condition
Historia del archivo
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/242 // NAME: SOLDERING IRON // NEG NO.: 35/2565 // STORAGE: P.Ex. (Permanent Exhibition) Blacksmith.'
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