Antique Cast Iron Sad Iron 7.5 LB Flat Iron Fixed Handle Primitive Laundry For Sale

Heavy antique cast-iron sad iron with a fixed metal handle and the classic pointed shape that once pressed everything from work shirts to Sunday best. Before thermostats, steam buttons, and wrinkle-release settings, ironing began at the stove—and required a steady hand plus a fair bit of muscle. At 7 lb 9 oz, this solid old household tool did not glide so much as persuade fabric to behave.

Today it is ready to retire from laundry duty and add a weighty bit of history to a farmhouse shelf, laundry room, or primitive collection.

• Solid cast-iron construction
• Fixed metal handle with cast grip
• Traditional pointed sad-iron shape
• Black painted or refinished surface
• Unmarked; maker and exact age are unknown
• Approx. 6.5 in long x 4 in wide x 4.75 in high
• Approx. unpacked weight: 7 lb 9 oz

It may not have a steam setting, but it has enough old-fashioned character to flatten a dull display.
Heavy on history, light on buttons.