Mangle
C.W.S. Ironworks
Category
Historic Services / Laundry
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron, Paint, Wood
Measurements
1290 x 595 mm; 1070 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Keighley
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552091
Summary
Floor standing mangle with cast iron frame, with wooden rollers and top. The body is painted red and green, and at each side of the frame there is a decorative motif of intertwinning roses and the makers name around said motif. The turning wheel drives a cog mechanism, the crank handle for which has a wooden grip.The mangle frame is mounted on wheels/casters.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Makers and roles
C.W.S. Ironworks