Ironing stand, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1955.7386.1a,c

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

(a) Cast iron platform with two sets of sloping cast iron legs. Legs bolted to iron beam with open cylinder on open end, upright at center, and upward sloping arm at other end. Secured to middle of upright and upward arm is an L-shaped shelf, with Hershey-kiss-shaped ridge. Above this is another L-shaped shelf with large through-hole 4 1/4" in diameter. Secured at top and bottom of arm is swinging attachment with square frame with concave sides and crossbars in x-formation. (c) is cast iron bracket with a spring attached at center.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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