The kitchen
Flat iron
Heated on the range and used in pairs, every Tuesday for eighty years.
- Made by
- Unknown foundry
- Date
- About 1900
- Material
- Cast iron
- Size
- 15 cm long
- Cost new
- Ninepence
- Came from
- Dorothy Merrin’s house, 2009
On view The kitchen, by the range. Ground floor.
Irons were used in pairs: one on the range heating while the other was in use. The sole of this one is polished bright by eighty years of linen.
Monday was washing, Tuesday was ironing, and this iron was the reason Tuesday took all day.
More from the kitchen.
Copper jam pan
Unknown coppersmith, about 1890The kitchen, on the rangeCost new: eleven shillings
Water jug, blue rim
Unknown enamel works, probably Wolverhampton, about 1925The kitchen, on the dresserCost new: one and threepence
Bread knife
Merrin & Sons, Tenter Lane, 1931The kitchen, by the bread crockCost new: one and sixpence
Where to see it
The kitchen, ground floor.
You’ll find it by the range. The kitchen is on the ground floor; the lift is by the front desk.
Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00, and until 20:00 on Thursdays.