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The
Comfort Revolving Natural Gas Fueled Iron The early
1900's was a time period of creative thought and new invention in terms of novel
ideas for designs in pressing irons. The old methods of heating an iron---putting
it on the stove to heat it from the outside or heating it with charcoal from
within---were replaced with methods such as the one that powered this iron---combustible
gas or other liquid fuels. This example, manufactured by the Comfort Gas
Appliance Manufacturing Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, would have been heated
by running a flexible hose from a natural gas outlet in the wall to the pipe
coming out the back of the iron. Inside the iron body is a perforated
tube within which the mixture of air and gas would burn. A waffle patterned
grid work of metal provided the screening to prevent the waste products of combustion
and the flame from shooting outward. What is unusual about this particular
gas iron is its ability to revolve, a feature that allowed for multiple surfaces
of the iron body to be used so that the iron could be turned over when the bottom
face had cooled. Given the fact that heat rises, the top face of the body
would constantly be heated as the bottom face was being used and cooling.
A spring loaded latching mechanism was attached to the handle to provide for
the locking and unlocking of the body. This iron is in excellent condition
with most of the original nickel plating remaining.
Good . . . . . $1250.00 SOLD
Early Revolving Liquid Fuel Iron
This is another example of a revolving / rotating liquid fuel iron.
There is no manufacturer's name on it that I could see, and although it is
similar to the iron above there are some differences in the design. It is well made and
good looking. The handle latches and unlatches with no problems, and it
revolves as it should. It is complete with its fuel tank which,
although a little crude, appears to be the original.
Very Good . . . . . . $1795.00 SOLD!
Ellyson
& Askew Patented Reversible Fuel Iron
Early Patented Revolving irons are extremely hard to find and are in a class
all to themselves. The idea was that because heat rises, the top side
of the iron would always be heating as the bottom side that you were using was
cooling down---at which point you would release the locking mechanism of the
handle and flip the iron around and over to use the other side. This revolving
iron was patented May 4, 1875 and was fueled with burning oil. Typically
whale oil was used in irons from this period. This iron is complete with
its original fuel tank and it is in very nice condition. There is no rust
or pitting, just some nickel loss. You can still read the patent information
stenciled on the sides, something I have never seen on other examples of this
iron. In addition, the top of the tank has the manufacturer's logo and
the patent information on it. A really nice example of a very hard to
find iron!
Good . . . . . $995.00 SOLD
Early
Crocker & Farnsworth Revolving Alcohol Fuel Iron Here's an early
revolving fuel iron that is not very often found, and which showed up on an
internet auction a while back. This iron was patented on March 20, 1877
and hails from Buffalo, NY. Somehow this example found its way to Southern Alabama,
and now happily resides in Northern California. Good . . . . . $1500.00 SOLD
Early
Revolving Alcohol or Whale Oil Iron Here's another oil fired iron.
These are early and pretty hard to find.
Good . . . . . $1225.00 SOLD
"Perfect"
Revolving Alcohol or Whale Oil Iron
These revolving oil fired irons are early and pretty hard to find.
Many were before the time of petroleum and were fired or fueled with whale
oil. They had large tanks with a large wick the burned like a lamp.
This one is missing it rear tank. Good . . . . . $895.00 SOLD
Early Revolving / Rotating Liquid Fuel Iron
The late 1800's and early 1900's was a period of
creative thought, new invention, and novel ideas for designs in pressing
irons. The old methods of heating an iron---putting it on the stove or
heating it with charcoal---were replaced with methods such as the one that
powered this iron---combustible gas, alcohol, whale oil, or other liquid
fuels. What is unusual about this liquid fuel iron is its ability to revolve, a feature that allowed for multiple surfaces of the iron body to be used so that the iron could be turned over when the bottom face had cooled. Given the fact that heat rises, the top face would constantly be heated as the bottom face was being used and cooling. A latching mechanism attached to the handle provided for the locking and unlocking of the body.
This iron appears to be unmarked as to maker, but is very similar to irons produced under the names "Ellyson Bros." and "Ellyson & Askew". It is in excellent condition with much of its original gold wash finish and nickel plating remaining underneath a bit of surface "grime" that appears would clean off fairly easily, however its rear mounting fuel tank has gone missing. That may explain the exceptional condition of this iron as it looks to have never been fired or used. A rare iron!
Very Good . . . . . . SOLD!
Revolving
Rotary Patented Fuel Iron
This is yet another example of a revolving gas iron, this one marked with
the name "Rotary Smoothing Iron New York" on one side and an 1854 patent
date---which is really early---on the other. The latching mechanism is
different that that on the other two we have on this list---everybody had a
better idea, or at least a different one.
Very Good . . . . . . $1595.00 SOLD!
2
Revolving Natural Gas Irons Big and Small.
Both are equally hard to find. Sorry about the blurry pic.
Good . . . . . $1600.00 / Pair SOLD
Huge
Tailor-size Imperial Gas Iron These tailor's size gas irons are really impressive
looking! This 20 pound Imperial is in great shape---nice bold casting
on the top, a great looking tank. It will look great on display, especially
next to a smaller iron. I guarantee it's the kind of iron that people
will take notice of!
Good . . . . . $250.00 SOLD
Ideal
Sad Iron Mfg. Co. Gas Iron Hailing
from Cleveland, Ohio The Ideal Sad Iron Mfg. Co. manufactured this gas iron,
putting their name and the patent date of Mar. 5, 1901 on the protective heat
shield. Other than producing this particular model, the company probably
didn't do a whole lot more, as I have never seen any other irons marked with
that company's name, and the only reference I could find to it was in Esther's
Berney's comprehensive out-of-print book, The Collector's Guide to Pressing
Irons. These seldom-found models and variations of pressing
irons are what make collecting so much fun!
Good . . . . . $35.00 SOLD
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