Antique & Vintage
Laundry Related Antiques

This is just a sample of the many antiques & collectibles we have sold.
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Special Note Concerning Iron Prices: Sad Irons / Pressing Irons Prices are evolving:
After 20 years of steady increases in values, which culminated in a bubble burst, iron prices have now settled back to levels of the past.
Prices seen reflect actual recent sale results from this website or a general price that is more in line w/ today's market.
Irons pictured without prices represent earlier sales whose sale results are outdated and do not accurately reflect current market values.
Ebay results closely reflect current market values for many sad irons. Check eBay completed / SOLD results to see current values for many antique irons.

Our current offering of Antiques for sale are at our sister Website Patented-Antiques.com

Laundry Stoves

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Antique 2 Tier Laundry / Iron Heating Stove  This stove has a great look. It breaks down into 3 pieces. It will carry close to 16 or so irons and must have been used in a commercial or institutional setting. The top swivel lid is a carefully redone replacement that is hardly detectable. Stoves like this work great in a workshop setting on concrete floors where all the heat generated can be absorbed and evenly distributed. Or they make for a great display in a corner for some of the highlights of the antique iron collection.

Delivery is available at my fuel costs along the West Coast when I am traveling, or I may be able to deliver it elsewhere headed east in the spring or fall of next year.

Good . . . . . SOLD

Magee Furnace Co. Sadiron Heating Stove  Here is another example of a cast iron stove from the late 1800's that was designed specifically for heating pressing irons. The idea with these stoves was that you could have numerous sadirons heating on the stove at all times so you would always have several hot ones ready to go. The 7 inclined "shelves" along the sides of the belly of the stove are formed to securely hold 7 irons in their upright position, leaving the top of the stove available for a wash boiler and to keep the round removable stove plates accessible for adding more fuel to the fire. These stoves are a great way to display a collection of irons. This example is marked Magee Furnace Co. Boston. There is a chip in the bottom edge that you can see in the pictures, but other than that the condition is very good. Note the Queen of Hearts design on the legs which are charming replacements.

Good . . . . . SOLD

"HIT" Union Stove Works #9 Cast Iron Sadiron Heating Stove   These work great as displays for your favorite irons. This one is designed to hold 9 irons. There are some minor cracks, but overall looks great.

Good+ . . . . . SOLD!

Athens Stove Works "Master" Sadiron Heating Laundry Stove   A nice looking small Laundry / iron heating stove. These work great as displays for your favorite sad irons. 

Good+ . . . . . SOLD!

Union Stove Sad Iron Heating Stove   These work great as displays for your favorite irons. This one is designed to hold 7 irons. There are some minor cracks, but overall looks great.

Good+ . . . . . SOLD!

Sad Iron Heating Stove   These work great as displays for your favorite irons. This one is designed to hold 7 irons. There are some minor cracks, and the front lower door is missing.

Good+ . . . . .SOLD!

Carpenter & Co. of Boston Antique Sad Iron Heating Stove  This unusual design stove holds and heats twelve flatirons (all included). Eight of them fit on the sloped sides around the middle, and the top holds 4 more. This stove has been carefully restored. This top pyramid shaped heater is separate and marked Reliable 93 on one side and S &T Co on the other. There is no round lid to cover the hole on the top of the stove so the pyramid heater takes its place. Be sure to look at all the pictures to see how nice the casting on the ash drawer and the ash plate are. Early and unusual!

Good . . . . . . SOLD!

Stove Pipe Trivet  There are dozens of different versions of these. They would attach to the pipe above the stove. This one has four separate trivets that could be swung into different positions. A useful and handy thing back when for drying gloves or keeping things warm. We still have and use one on our wood stove.

Good . . . . . SOLD

Wireware Stove Pipe Trivet  There are dozens of different versions of these. Some are cast iron, and a few are wireware.   They would attach to the pipe above the stove allowing one to set things on them to dry out or keep warm.. Note that this one also has a feature where a few of the wires pull out to make it even more versatile and useful.   We still have and use one on our wood stove.

Good . . . . .  SOLD

Stove Pipe Trivet w/ 4 Folding Trivets  There are dozens of different versions of these. Some are cast iron, and a few are wireware.   They would attach to the pipe above the stove allowing one to set things on them to dry out or keep warm.. Note that this one has 4 separate trivets that fold up and down. It should have 5.

Good . . . . SOLD

Griswold Classic P/N 1313 Cast Iron Sad Iron Heater   The perfect companion for your Erie sadirons!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Decorated Base 3 Hole Sad Iron Heater   Different!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Adams No. 10 Sad Iron Heater   From Dubuque, Iowa. Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Garland Stove / Range Sad Iron Heater   Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Early Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   Ready for your irons!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Golden Star Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   A Nice One!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

Bailey's Patent Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   We've never seen this one before. RARE!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

3 Hole Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Lock Top Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   Different!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

4 Way Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   We've never seen this one before. Different!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Lock Top Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   Different!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Simplex Electric Trivet Sad Iron Heater   Different!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Natural Gas Sad Iron Heater   Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Natural Gas Sad Iron Rest & Heater   Great for display!! 

Good + . . . . . .SOLD!

Flip Top Double Point Sad Iron Heater   Another that we've never seen before!! Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

2 Round Disc Sad Iron Heaters   Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Flip Down Trivet / Sad Iron Heater   Great for display!! Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

1850 Patent Stove Top Sad Iron Heater   This is a rare one. It could be set in a hole on the stove top, or filled with fuel and used by itself.   Nice and Different!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

3 Different Pyramid Style Sad Iron Heaters---1 Rare!!   All three are nice and the one in the middle is a great one! 

Left . . . . .Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Middle . . . . . . . Good + . . . . . .SOLD!

Right . . . . . . Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Reliance Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before!!  Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

 

Granite Ware Liquid Fuel Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before either!!  Nice!!

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Double Cathedral Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before either!!  Fit right into the stove hole and would make for a pretty dirty iron I would think. Different!!

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Monitor Sad Iron Heater    Nice Condition!!

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

Round Edge Monitor Style Sad Iron Heater   Nice Condition!!

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Crane Tailor Iron Gas Sad Iron Heater   Big and bold!! Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Patented Round Monitor Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before!! It is very large, very complex, and very nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Patented Square Monitor Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before!! Same maker as above but with earlier dates and square.  It is very large, heavy, very complex, and very Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

A & W Sad Iron Heater   I have had the base to this several times. I have never seen it complete!!   Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before!! Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Lunch Pail Style Sad Iron Heater   Never seen this one before!! The designer took the typical Pyramid style sad iron heater and vastly improved it by enclosing it and putting a lid on it. It is not marked, but would bet it is a patented piece. Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Patented Revolving Top & Bottom Sad Iron Heater Stove   The top plate revolves so you can remove each iron. The whole stove revolves just above the base so you can be right in front of each iron slot to load or unload the irons. Very unusual and Nice!! 

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Early Cast Iron "Fry Pan" Sad Iron Heater   This is huge and a form I have never seen before. The condition is very nice!

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Tin Sad Iron Heater   Very unusual construction out of tin. It originated in the northwest and most likely came from a Chinese laundry from the Old West. The condition is nice!

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Perry Stove Co. Round Sad Iron Heater   The maker name and patent info is cast around the perimeter. Different. The condition is very nice!

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

Tobias Sad Iron Heater   Different!!  The condition is very nice!

Good + . . . . . .  SOLD!

Atlanta Sad Iron Heater / Stove   Shown with the legs off. Note the decorated base. Super condition!

Good + . . . . . . SOLD!

Bronze Stove Pipe Trivet / Iron Heater     This is a great piece. These are usually found in iron and this is the first bronze version I have ever seen. Clamp it onto a stovepipe to display your irons, dry your mittens, or let your bread dough rise. When not in use the trivets fold down out of the way. Special!!

Very Good . . . . . . SOLD!

Sprinklers & Washboards

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"Dearie is Weary" Sprinkle Plenty Sprinkler with Iron  The fun of collecting figural sprinklers is in the seemingly infinite variety of characters, personalities, and individualistic facial expressions that are portrayed. This is considered one of the hardest to find and most popular.

Good . . . . . $  SOLD

"Chinaman" Sprinkle Plenty Sprinkler with Iron  The fun of collecting figural sprinklers is in the seemingly infinite variety of characters, personalities, and individualistic facial expressions that are portrayed. This hard-to-find example of the Sprinkle Plenty figure holding an iron at his side isn't just in super condition---it even retains its original paper label!  If you have been waiting for one in this kind of condition to come along, then this one is for you.

Glass Bulb "Pat'd" Sprinkle Bottle  This laundry sprinkler has an unusual bulbous shape and that wonderful look of early glass. It is marked with the letters "Pat'd" and the side, and the bottom is flattened to prevent it from ever rolling off the edge of the ironing board. It's complete with its original perforated aluminum screw cap. It's a nice one and in excellent condition.

"The Hubbard Roller Washboard" / Scrub Board   This one is a tough washboard to find in nice condition. The rollers spin to supposedly help you with the task at hand.

Very Good . . . . . .SOLD!

Washboard / Scrub Board  Similar to, but different from the one above.

Good . . . . . SOLD

Wavy Washboard / Scrub Board  This one incorporates a wavy surface to help with the job and lends a different look to the design. The thing to remember about these types of washers is that they were still being sold , designed, and even patented well into the 20th century.  To be used. In other words, some folks had the new fangled Maytags or Easy washer, or other large and elaborate contraptions to help do the laundry, while the rest of the country and world was still walking down to the creek and having a go at the weekly chore with one of these.

Good . . . . . SOLD

Starch Boxes  Remember when Mom, or Grandma use to iron clothes and everything came out stiff and white?  This was what she used.

Very Good . . . . SOLD!  





Rug / Pillow Beater  Here is another like the one above that sold. It is known as Backstock.

Very Good . . . . SOLD!  










Primitive & Early Feather Duster  There is plenty of  life left in the left one.   It is a large model at about 24" long, and there is still writing that can be seen on the leather wrap.

Very Good . . . . SOLD!

Unusual Miniature Wooden Linen Press / Iron     This was made as a commemorative by Theo Vandenberk for a Midwest Sadiron Collector Club convention in 2004. It's very detailed, very finely crafted and just 7" tall. Unique!!

Very Good . . . . . . SOLD!

Primitive Hand Held Washer   This is a great primitive hand held roller washer. The tag on top says it is patented and registered. It is called the Colona Washer.   It is a museum quality piece ready to be added to your collection.

Good . . . . . . SOLD!

Primitive Hand Held Washer / Massager  The collector had this in the collection. I would have guessed it was a massager, but she may have been correct. Perhaps it was marketed as both.  It is marked DRGM which I believe means Germany from before the war.

Good . . . . . .SOLD!

Two Pump Vacuums  The vacuum on the left operated a bit differently from the norm. While pushing it along you grabbed the handle and pumped the entire bellow up and down while navigating it along. It must have been a popular idea as you can find this one pretty often, and with different names, but not in this condition.

On the right is the Home Vac. It has a new and different idea where you used both hands to help get the suction going while getting a workout at the same time.

Left  . . . Very Good . . . . SOLD!

Right  . . . Very Good . . . .SOLD!

Antique Cast Iron and Leather Pillow Fluffer / Rug Beater  A tool for every job. Don't beat your rugs or pillows anymore?  How about a new use for this as a sex toy?  American entrepreneurs and manufacturers use to fill the American consumers every need. Antique fluffers make for very graphic wall hangers / displays and are a great remembrance of the "good old days".

This one is in super condition with patent info and manufacturer info on both sides in the cast handle.

Very Good . . . . . SOLD!




Miniature Wooden Rock Mangle     The was made as a commemorative for the 2007 Midwest Sad Iron Collector Club meeting. Complete with pebbles it's just like the real thing except it's a fraction of the size! 

Good . . . . . . SOLD!

Unusual Mechanical Antique Wooden Clothespins  These clothespins are unlike any I have ever seen. Dating from the 1920's, the story goes that they were designed by a great-great cousin of the woman back East that I bought them from. This fellow was obviously wildly creative, but like so many other inventors of his day he was a poor businessman.

Anyway, he took on a partner and together they applied for a patent on these clothespins. The partner took off for California with the inventors wife, seeking a life of fame and fortune, or at the very least some real nice weather. The cousin was left sitting in New Jersey with a bunch of wooden clothespins, which I now own!

It was a great story as relayed to me, and the clothespins are wonderful too. They measure about 5" long and the way they work is that you squeeze the spring-loaded pin to open and release the "jaws" that would hold the article of clothing. The third leg of the pin, which is tapered, hangs over the clothesline. I have several of these antique clothespins available, and whether or not the patent was ever granted on them I do not know. But my guess is that it is very possible they never went into widespread production, so these may be the only ones available. I also have some repaired ones---can you imagine repairing a clothespin---so if you like examples of antiques that document that some people really did have too much time on their hands, be sure to inquire about those too!

Excellent . . . . . . $12.00 EACH!! or 3 / $25.00    ALL  SOLD!!

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This is just a sample of the many antiques & collectibles we have sold.
Click link to see other Sales Archive Pages on this Site.

We Buy Quality Antiques Contact Us at AntiqBuyer@gmail.com

Our current offering of Antiques for sale are at our sister Website Patented-Antiques.com.

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