Posted 8 years ago
SpiritBear
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I can read JA(?) on the front of the handle where it attaches to this fancy iron, which has a lady watering a large pot of flowers on it.
I'd like to know:
Age, where it was made, scarcity.
Thank you.
I will go with around 1870 or earlier as that is when the irons with removable handles came about. I'm thinking you already searched the net for info. I don't know anything about this one off the top of my head. My educated guess is 1860.
That's pretty old.
Yes, agree with fortapache. This is a Victorian era flat iron.
Not possible to tell you where it was made, as these were mass produced.
Thank you, EfesGirl, but it is possible if someone with a good knowledge of companies that pertain to these comes around and says "JA(?) is really ____!"
I can't see the mark in the photos.
This is one possibility, but without the last letter....
JAS SMART MFG CO BROCKVILLE
http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=758
Thank you kindly, Efesgirl. I will look into them.
Very ornate:)
Agreed.