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52/320
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This iron came from Tywardreath, Cornwall. It is made of wrought iron and has a turned wooden handle. The heating compartment is closed by a sliding iron door which is raised by means of a rod. There is a round hole which passes right through the block so that it could be picked out of the fire by a rod.
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1 box iron: metal (wrought iron); wood; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL miscellaneous note - 'To the best of my knowledge it is just the same as I remember in use in Bedfordshire when I was a small boy'.
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