M is for MANGLE (Machine) #MNMuseumAlphabet
I’ll be honest, when I walked up to this object when I started, I thought it was some sort of freezer!
This Ironrite Model 85 was made in the 1940s and into the 1950s and provided a labor saving way to iron clothing. You can set the temperature on low for your nylons or up to high for your cotton clothing and linens! The padded roller on the inside was also changeable – like an ironing pad today.
Did you ever have one of these?
