polkanut
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We have two 19yo Black & Decker irons that we received as a wedding gift. One is in use, and the other is still NIB. Love the heft, and they also produce a decent amount of steam to get the job done quickly.
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ovrphil
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50 IRONS ?
I have just 8...I must be "falling down on the job" compared to Hans.
Ms. Launderess said it : heavier the better and NIB or NOS. I like thrift stores and the older 50's/ early 60's GE black steam irons are nice. I torn apart and restored the black GE H1F91 shown below.
My modest collection, all Thrift Store finds:
1) GE "Light N Easy" Model B009500S (it's cute, that's why I bought it, lol! )Cheap and Light.. 700WATTS
2)Sunbeam-Oster non-stick w/auto shut-off Model 3971 -1200 WATTS
3)Rowenta(Premium) DW 9080 series B - 1800 WATTS - Love big surface and works well -when the temperature knob isn't fall off(haven't figured the fix for it yet).
4) GE Self-Clean II - model H3F240WH(cat no.) or 839- heavy/works well
5) GE spray model H1F91 -RECOMMENDED because it's the old heavy, plows throw it all iron
Hope you find something you like to use - Heavy vintage NIB/NOS (especially after my experience of tearing down and restoring the GE H1F91 GE black steam iron shown - :-/
I have just 8...I must be "falling down on the job" compared to Hans.
Ms. Launderess said it : heavier the better and NIB or NOS. I like thrift stores and the older 50's/ early 60's GE black steam irons are nice. I torn apart and restored the black GE H1F91 shown below.
My modest collection, all Thrift Store finds:
1) GE "Light N Easy" Model B009500S (it's cute, that's why I bought it, lol! )Cheap and Light.. 700WATTS
2)Sunbeam-Oster non-stick w/auto shut-off Model 3971 -1200 WATTS
3)Rowenta(Premium) DW 9080 series B - 1800 WATTS - Love big surface and works well -when the temperature knob isn't fall off(haven't figured the fix for it yet).
4) GE Self-Clean II - model H3F240WH(cat no.) or 839- heavy/works well
5) GE spray model H1F91 -RECOMMENDED because it's the old heavy, plows throw it all iron
Hope you find something you like to use - Heavy vintage NIB/NOS (especially after my experience of tearing down and restoring the GE H1F91 GE black steam iron shown - :-/
norgeway
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Early Presto Vapor Steam
Iron, These are boiler type irons, they don't drip water into a chamber for steam to be generated, they heat and boil the water in the reservoir , the steam builds up like a pressure cooker, flows into a tube in the top of the reservoir and is channeled down to the soleplate, They iron wonderfully, but the 1960s Presto irons are to me, the best irons ever built.
Iron, These are boiler type irons, they don't drip water into a chamber for steam to be generated, they heat and boil the water in the reservoir , the steam builds up like a pressure cooker, flows into a tube in the top of the reservoir and is channeled down to the soleplate, They iron wonderfully, but the 1960s Presto irons are to me, the best irons ever built.
