'As to sad irons, how you gonna heat the coal? You have to be really careful not to get black all over your clothes (this from someone who actually used them as a youth), and you gotta keep more than one heating to have a replacement as the one you are using cools down. No, this is one case where I think modern technology, despite our frustrations, is definitely preferable.'
for the ones that simply heat on the fire (rather than have a box in the middle to hold hot coals) a modern gas stove has an advantage there in producing much less soot. ;) Elizabeth Not really suggesting that sad irons are the way to go (although in some situations an iron with a bit of weight in it would be good so I don't have to put so much arm power into pressing seams etc.) On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:05 PM, <annbw...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > irons all through the 70s & 80s that DID NOT > DO THIS, > > Actually, the first iron I recall having major problems with was in the > 80s. I don't remember the brand, but it had a three year warranty. When it > started to spit, I concluded it wasn't getting hot enough. There was an > authorized service center an easy drive away, so I took it in for warranty > service, but that didn't help. It seemed like the thermostat just wasn't > right. I finally gave up, and that is when I switched to Norelco, which, as > I reported, isn't made anymore. > > > As to sad irons, how you gonna heat the coal? You have to be really > careful not to get black all over your clothes (this from someone who > actually used them as a youth), and you gotta keep more than one heating to > have a replacement as the one you are using cools down. No, this is one > case where I think modern technology, despite our frustrations, is > definitely preferable. > > > Ann Wass > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Collier <sha...@collierfam.com> > To: 'Historical Costume' <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Wed, May 23, 2012 2:25 am > Subject: Re: [h-cost] %$#&* irons! > > > Maybe we should start an iron company, making them the way they used to. > Sharon C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Mary + Doug Piero Carey > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:58 PM > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] %$#&* irons! > > Yes, many times that's just what I do. But I should not have to! What > torques my temper is that I had irons all through the 70s & 80s that DID > NOT > DO THIS, and I abused them far worse than my last several irons. > There is NO D@MN BLUIDY excuse for purportedly high-end modern irons to > fail > in this way when cheap irons made 40 years ago didn't fail this way. > > Mary, muttering grumbling & grousing > > On 5/21/2012 10:18 PM, h-costume-requ...@indra.com wrote: > > Use the iron dry, do not fill, do not put on "steam", use a spray or > > sprinkle bottle separately. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- ------------------------------------------ Elizabeth Walpole http://magpiecostumer.wordpress.com/ http://magpiecostumer.110mb.com/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
