This is a very old fashioned machine that was supposed to make a wife’s housework, mainly ironing, easier to do.
The concept behind this machine is that there is a heavy metal plate that sits underneath the large roller.
Having the proper laundry tools may mean stepping back in time and suing old fashioned items like mangle irons. There is nothing wrong with doing that as the old fashioned tools were made of stronger materials and can do heavy-duty work with ease.
Some marks, scrapes, light surface rust as can be watched in the video and also seen in the pictures.
Cool item made in Mt Clemens Michigan. Not sure the exact year.
36.5" tall by 30.5" wide by 19" deep
Needs a good cleaning.
How to Use a Mangle Iron
There is not much to working a mangle iron. It was a stationary piece of laundry equipment that took up a lot of space. The cover opened up and sat on its hinges.
You could not remove it and place it out of the way. The cover was like a clothes catcher in case you moved a little too slow to get your pressed shirts, pants, etc. The hardest aspect of using this old machine was learning how to feed the clothes just right so they had their wrinkles removed without causing any more.
It does take a little practice to master using this laundry aid. It is possible to put a great crease in a pair of pants or iron a blouse with pleats and have it come out looking like new.
Overall the device is much easier to use than a flat iron and ironing board. In case you did not have space in your home, you could purchase the mangle iron without a case. This may have saved you a foot or two when trying to place it in the right spot for easy working.
How Does a Mangle Iron Work?
Keep in mind that this is not an ancient device that depended on manual labor waiting for the time of electricity to be invented. The first models were made in about 1928 and they used electricity from the start.
They come enclosed in their own little cabinet and to start the process you have to lift the lid, find the electric power cord and plug it in. After that, you need to push the start button to get the roller moving.
Just one side note on the cabinet. Some models seemed to have either a light metal construction while others had a wood cabinet that was fairly nice to look at. Once the roller began to turn, you fed the clothes through the bottom and reached around to get the pressed clothing item on the other side.
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