To What Does This Belong?
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I think it's a cord for an iron. I've seen old laundry room photos with something like this - the spring would attach to the ironing board to keep the cord above the ironing board surface.
It looks in great shape! Original plug too - it's darn near impossible to find an iron or toaster cord up here where the plug is still there.
It looks in great shape! Original plug too - it's darn near impossible to find an iron or toaster cord up here where the plug is still there.
Isn't there a part missing? I think you need a part to attach this to the ironing board.
Type of cord minder for an electric laundry iron
But for such devices with detachable power cords.
See: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ele...209688?hash=item3f60fe2b98:g:SCsAAOSw1DtXDakz
Early electric irons much like other appliances (waffle irons, coffee makers, toasters, etc...) had detachable cords. For various reasons including that of safety permanently attached cords for flat/smoothing irons became the standard. Indeed to meet UL standards the cord for an iron must be permanently attached.
http://www.jitterbuzz.com/ironing_history.html#stand
The squirrel cage running up much of the ironing cord show above not only helps keep it from twisting but protects it from stress and abrasion. Such wear can and often does cause cloth electrical cords to fray and eventually possibly short out.
But for such devices with detachable power cords.
See: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ele...209688?hash=item3f60fe2b98:g:SCsAAOSw1DtXDakz
Early electric irons much like other appliances (waffle irons, coffee makers, toasters, etc...) had detachable cords. For various reasons including that of safety permanently attached cords for flat/smoothing irons became the standard. Indeed to meet UL standards the cord for an iron must be permanently attached.
http://www.jitterbuzz.com/ironing_history.html#stand
The squirrel cage running up much of the ironing cord show above not only helps keep it from twisting but protects it from stress and abrasion. Such wear can and often does cause cloth electrical cords to fray and eventually possibly short out.
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The only iron we ever had that had a separate cord was an old travel iron. I've see some old clothes irons at an antique store that had this type of cord.
Another vote for detachable iron cord
Maybe a Hotpoint made in Ontario, California.
Maybe a Hotpoint made in Ontario, California.
Detachable Power Cords
For irons did serve a round about purpose.
Many early electric irons lacked thermostats. Thus they would keep heating long as they were plugged in. Much like the heated on range/stoves sad irons they replaced you "cooled" the iron down by using. That or when it was determined the proper temperature was reached (wet finger or spit test) you unplugged the iron to keep it from continuing to heat. When you wanted it to start heating again you plugged in the cord.
Some such ironing cords had switches near where they plugged into the iron. Rather than unplug one just turned the power off....
Either way all this nonsense came to an end as reliable and accurate thermostats were put into irons.
For irons did serve a round about purpose.
Many early electric irons lacked thermostats. Thus they would keep heating long as they were plugged in. Much like the heated on range/stoves sad irons they replaced you "cooled" the iron down by using. That or when it was determined the proper temperature was reached (wet finger or spit test) you unplugged the iron to keep it from continuing to heat. When you wanted it to start heating again you plugged in the cord.
Some such ironing cords had switches near where they plugged into the iron. Rather than unplug one just turned the power off....
Either way all this nonsense came to an end as reliable and accurate thermostats were put into irons.
