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The
Doty Fluter Patented by Henry Doty of Janesville, WI in 1872,
this is one of the harder to find roller fluters, and this one includes two
heating slugs. It's a unique design in the way the slug slides underneath the brass fluting plate into the cast
iron base.
Very Good . . . . . . $95.00 SOLD!
Ansel
Hecht
Patent Fluting / Plaiting Machine
Rare, rare, rare! This is only the second one of
these unusual ironing devices I have ever seen, the only other one being
close to 20 years ago. There is info on it in the Glissman book (pg. 119,
Fig. 245) that indicates it was designed to crimp fabric after it had been
sewn into a garment, in between ruffles. How exactly you would use it is
still a little fuzzy to me, but basically there are two different sets of
brass corrugations, a typical horizontal set and another unusual set that is
vertical, crimps a tighter more angular pattern, and has it's own special
crimper. A regular rocker or roller was to be used on the horizontal
portion with the typical corrugations. I tried reading the patent but that was really confusing!
I have a feeling most other potential users found it to be confusing as
well, because from the lack of those that have been found I would surmise
that it never went into widespread production, though a patent was granted
for it on April 27, 1875. Highly recommend!
Very Good . . . . . . $2500.00 SOLD!
Ogden Patent Roller Fluting Iron
with Original Board
This is very
hard-to-find fluting iron. It is only the second one we have offered in
many years of selling irons. The condition is very nice. Remains of
the patent info can be seen on the top of the roller. A rare piece!!
Fine. . . . . . SOLD!!
Howell's
Wave / Wavy Fluter Iron By Geneva, maker of the most
prolific of all rocker fluters, they also put out this one known as the Wavy, one of the most unusual
design fluters. For those wanting their fluted attire to have that extra special wave
look.
Very Good . . . . . . $125.00 SOLD!
Norton Cross Roll Fluting
Iron This unusual fluter is in good condition noting a
chip on one of the pot metal rollers of the handle. Complete with marked
trivet and the heater slug. Not an easy one to find!!
Good . . . . . . $75.00 SOLD!
"Upright" Pat Apl'd For Fluting
Iron Complete with all four pieces---the
stand, heating slug, fluter plate and rocker.
The brass flutting plate is marked "Pat Apl'd for". The condition is
super noting that a casting line can be seen in the stand, but it is not a
crack. An unusual fluting iron that is not often found complete like
this. Don't miss out on this one!! Very Good . . . . . . $275.00 SOLD!
North
Bros. Mfg. Roller
Fluter
Iron Condition, condition,
condition!! This is one of several
variations of fluting irons made by North Bros. This one has the all
metal handle. The paint is original and the condition is outstanding!!
None nicer! Very Good . . . . . . SOLD!
Roller Fluting Iron
The condition is pretty nice and the price is right!! Good . . . . . SOLD!
Nickel
Plated Roller Fluter Nicely
designed---the handle has a built-in lifter to move the hot base from the
stove.
Good . . . . . . SOLD!
Convex / Concave Fluting Iron This is a
pretty uncommon flutter that must have been designed for a specific purpose
given the design. Different!!Very nice!
Good + . . . . . . SOLD!
North
Bros. Mfg. Co. Roller
Fluting Iron This
Philadelphia tool manufacturer produced several versions of roller fluters.
This example has the big fat roller with the wooden grip. The
condition is second to none!! Very Good . . . . . . SOLD!
Johnson's
Cross-Wise Roller Fluter
Here is another example of an inventor who went to great lengths to devise a
fluter variation of imaginative design but of questionable utility.
In the late 1800's most manufacturers were producing roller fluters with lengthwise
orientations. This fellow revised the design of the flutes on the roller
itself so it could be rolled across the wider dimension of the fluter plate
rather than along the narrower length. If the idea was to allow a wider
area of fabric to be fluted with each roll, the concept was brilliant but one
fatal flaw was overlooked---the width of the roller was not correspondingly
increased to the wider size, so there would have been no significant gain in
productivity! Nonetheless the fluter was marketed as Johnson's patent,
probably with little more than marginal success as they are infrequently found.
This example is marked with the Johnson name both on the handle of the roller
and on the tab of the fluter plate. The fluting portion of the roller
is a lead-based metal, the handle itself is black japanned iron, as is the matching
and decorative trivet. The roller plate is also of a lead-based
material, and the underside of it is ribbed to accept a likewise-fitted heating
slug, which in this example is no longer present. The opportunity
to own this unusual style fluter comes few and far between.
Good . . . . . SOLD
Unusual
Hinged Roller Fluter This unmarked
example remains somewhat of a mystery as to its manufacturer. It is unusual
in that the design and construction of its base and fluter plate are hinged
together without pins. Instead, there are two slots cast into the base
that accept the two tabs which are cast into the design of the plate.
The 2 1/4" diameter roller is somewhat Shepard Hardware Co.-like in appearance,
but that is just speculation on my part and could probably be disputed.
What won't be disputed is the fine craftsmanship of the piece and the outstanding
condition. It has not been over-cleaned and boasts a wonderfully mellow
surface appearance, with the base still retaining 95% of its original gold wash.
The slug has long since been left behind, but that in no way detracts from this
unusual piece.
Good . . . . . SOLD
The
Dion Patent Rocker Fluter The Dion
Fluting Iron is
considered one of the hardest to find and most desirable of all rocker
style fluters. It is a very unusual design with its curved raised base,
and an opposite curve single post handle. Both the top and bottom have
a swing away door with slug. Only the luckiest collectors have found one unless
they have been willing to pony up the price they bring at auction. It's a nice one!
Good . . . . . SOLD
Griswold's
"The Erie Fluter" 3-pc Fluting Iron The Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, PA produced some of the finest quality
cast iron housewares of any manufacturer of it's day or ever since. Perhaps
best known for their cast iron cookware, they actually produced a wide variety
of other cast iron kitchenware and other household necessities, including irons,
trivets and this 3-piece fluting iron. In keeping with the high quality
of workmanship of their entire line, the casting on this removable handle rocker
fluter is flawless. This fluter was available in two different finishes,
a nickel plated version and this one, the model with the iron finish. Unlike
most examples that are found, this one looks like it was never used and never
heated, still retaining all of the original gold striping on the base and traces
of it on the rocker top as well. There is very slight evidence of wear
to the black japanning on the removable handle, but it appears to be more from
age than from use. It latches with a tight, secure fit to the rocker top.
The Erie Fluter name and decoration that are cast into the rocker top are strong
and crisp. The top plate has the proper #298 pattern number and the bottom
plate is marked with it #297. This fluter displays really well!
Good . . . . . SOLD
Patented
Indicator Fluter with Temperature Gauge
At first glance this piece looks like a typical roller fluter, but when
you look closely you see there is a pointer built into one end that indicates
whether or not you are about to scorch your good shirt. Not a thermometer
per say, but within the fluting base is a piece of steel that moves as it gets
hot to make for a heat-activated gauge. This same fellow also manufactured
an indicator spade-shaped flatiron under the same patent, but I don't imagine
either were very much of a commercial success given the few of them that you
come across. It was kind of a goofy idea as it probably didn't tell you
the fluter was too hot until it was too late to matter. This fluting
has been in our collection for a number of years---we were happy to find it
one day at Brimfield, just a few steps ahead of the four other die-hard iron
collectors who were there.
Good . . . . . SOLD
Shepard
Roller Fluter The Shepard Hardware Co. was prolific,
and you could make a career out of just collecting their fluters to acquire
all the numerous variations. This model is not marked with their name,
but the roller, designed with their trademark diamond-shaped vent holes and
marked with the "Patd 1880" date is theirs. The "Patented Dec. 17, 1878"
mark on the bottom of the base is a Shepard patent date. Not one
that frequently turns up, this base is rather unique being comprised of a fluter
plate and heating slug that are cast separately and then riveted together.
This roller fluter still retains much of its original finish.
Good . . . . . SOLD
The
McClure Patent Rocker Fluting
Iron This rocker fluter is nice condition
and one of but a handful that have ever turned up. It has a great
look, and the maker wanted there to be no mistake as to the ID boldly
putting as much info as he could on the top. We got this off of
eBay during a lull in the action there when the old crew that had been
driving the market had stopped, and before the new buyer had showed up.
That is the nature of auctions. You never know what is going to
happen. Good . . . . . SOLD
Ogden's
Patent Fluter This is only the second one of these I have seen
in 15-20 years. We found one back then in an out-of-the-way backwoods
shop in the Midwest and have not seen another since then. Boy do I miss
those days of turning stuff up! Now it seems most of these hard to find
irons are all in long time collections like this one. This example is unmarked, and I am getting the name Ogden from Dave Irons' book, where he shows one he says is marked "Patent Applied For". That could make this an even earlier model. Or perhaps it was marked in stenciled lettering that has worn off, although there is still a good amount of original paint remaining. (Or perhaps even the patent model missing its tags!)
The condition of this fluter is very nice. The roller handle is hollow to accept a heating slug. Amazingly it has not gotten separated from its proper and original fluting board. The walnut back board is nice, and the brass fluting board looks great.
Good . . . . . SOLD
Elgin
Patent Fluting Iron w/ Heater Slug The slug
is corrugated and slides in under the brass fluting plate from the side.
This one has a different handle design than is typically found, when it
is found as it is a pretty hard to find flutter.
The slug has the same patent date as the Doty, but is marked
differently.Good . . . . . SOLD
Doty
Patent Fluting Iron w/ Heater Slug The slug
is corrugated and slides in under the brass fluting plate from the side.
Good . . . . . SOLD
Sundry
Patent Fluting Iron
Good . . . . . SOLD
JBK
Horseshoe Logo Rocker Fluter Much harder
to find than the "Good Luck" horseshoe rocker fluter!
Good . . . . . SOLD
Saxton
& Amidon Fancy Base Roller Fluter A rare
roller fluter with a name I have never seen before.
Good . . . . . SOLD
Sensible
Wood Handle Rocker Fluter A rare
rocker fluter with a well known name but never seen in this form before.
A competitor playing off name recognition for sales? It is
a rare one!Good . . . . . SOLD
Knapp Patented Combination Fluter / Sad Iron
This is Myron
Knapp patent combination fluting iron. It has the patent info cast into the
top. It can be found marked several different ways. The fluting ridges of
Knapp iron are cast right into the body rather than as separate plates the
way Monroe and Myers did it. A very nice example.
Very Good . . . . . . . SOLD!
Decorative Roller
Fluter This one is a bit different.
You slip the heated slug into the roller handle rather than into or under the
base. The decorative
casting of the handle is nice, and so is the footed stand. Different!
Very Good . . . . . . . SOLD!
Globe
Rocker Fluter Iron
This is a hard
to find rocker fluter!! This fluter was patented by Robert Young of
Geneva, Ohio in 1883. The casting is extremely nice.
Take a look at the pictures and note how the top acts as a base lifter.
A neat feature!!Very Good . . . . . . . . SOLD!
Twist Handle
Fluting Iron
This unusual fluter has a very unusual and graphic handle design.
The base is "married" but they look good together. The handle
alone is worth the money. The condition is very nice!
Good + . . . . . . SOLD!
3 Piece Erie Fluting Iron
Super condition on a hard to find fluter by Griswold, the best known maker
of American cast iron cookware. Nice! Good + . . . . . . SOLD!
JBK Horseshoe Rocker
Fluting Iron
Finely cast and still retaining a lot of original nickel plating.
Good + . . . . . . SOLD!
Nickel Plated Roller Fluter Iron This
unmarked fluting iron is in super condition. Note the decorative scalloped edge on
the base. Complete with all four pieces!
Fine . . . . . SOLD!
Rare Cast Iron Rocker Fluting Iron This fluting iron is in super nice original condition.
It is unusual in that the rocker is a one-piece casting. Both the rocker
and the base are elongated compared to most---the base is 9 inches long and the
whole thing is quite hefty in weight and appearance. We have only had this model one time before. It is a seldom seen example!!
Fine . . . . . SOLD!
J. Onton Patent Fluting Iron
This is an unusual patented rocker fluter. I've had only a very few of these,
and the lettering cast into the top of all of them always seems to be a bit
messy. Different, hard to find, and very handsome! Good + . . . . . . SOLD!
Rare 4 Piece Fluting Iron
This is a very rare fluting iron, and a very unusual design. The
bottom is a deep dish design that holds a slug. The top flutter plate
has a tab that fits into the base. The handle looks like those that
came with Dean or Streeter fluters, but the tabs on the end make it unique. Very nice
and complete!
Good + . . . . . .SOLD!
Concave
/ Convex Fluting Iron The roller fluter
is always unmarked as to manufacturer but utilizes a rather unusual design
that undoubtedly deserved a patent. Very Good . . . . . . $95.00 SOLD!
This is just a sample of the many
antiques & collectibles we have sold.
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Sales Archive Pages on this Site.
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