Fluting iron

Item Information

Title:
Fluting iron
Description:
A)Rectangular cast iron base marked on bottom, "Heat this Pat'd 1866," supporting fluted metal form. B)Corresponding ruffler element w/ cast iron handle marked "Geneva Hand Fluter" and "Geneva ILL."
Date:
1825–1875
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
casting (process)
iron (metal)
metal
goffering irons
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Iron
Unidentified Metal
Slip Cast
Places:
Illinois
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
4.375 in. x 3.5 in. x 5.625 in. (H x W x L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/25183
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.241AB
Identifier:
25183