Soldering iron with a very small copper head, square cross section tapering to a point at working end and flattened at other. This head is held in a loop (along with a copper tack) at the end of the twisted wire "legs" to the loop. The other end of the twisted wire "shaft" is set into a crudely turned tropical hardwood handle with a brass ferrule.
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Shaker Museum Iron, Soldering. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=19177. Accessed on October 12, 2024
