Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 587
on, thrust into a hollowholder, is often called a flip iron. Itwas used in England, and perhaps here,to heat the gophering iron on which ruftiesor flounces were smoothed. After thefashion of the gophering iron had passedout its original purpose was forgotten,but obviously no toddy iron could need… … THE Bracket Candle Sconce, on a swivel, above, is one of the oddestaffairs ever found. By means of a thumb nut and a toggle joint the candleholder may be changed in hight and extension. The little holder itself ison a swivel weighted below to keep it steady. Such a contrivance wouldhave supplied a…
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