This time my iron was an IRON!

[Underwonder]

It was fun exploring an old homestead dating back to the 1700s and still in use....It seems the hunt produced items from the 1920s or so...but it was my first flat iron! I rather liked it but it was heavy to drag around...8 pounds heavy! I couldn’t find any other markings or info. about this rather plain iron...and was surprised that the handle was also iron...iWould have thought that would get hot....unless there used to be wood around that part and it is now gone...but then why would “8” be on the handle if it was covered by wood?




There were several old car items around....Waltham Watch Co. 8 days movement I think was found in a model T Ford. Next to it in the photo is part of a rouge compact.


https://sites.google.com/site/identifyinginstrumentpanels/home/clocks-1920s


Model T Ford hubcap


Oil can (I think) but I don’t see how oil came out unless it’s squished. Also I don’t know what all the white crumbly stuff is on the underside of the can.


i posted in “What is it”...as I found what looks like a strange horseshoe...never saw one like this going completely around.


I also found a few unidentified bottles (except for Vick’s Vapor Rub-blue). I kept some pieces if broken green glass as it looked like it might be uranium glass..and it was..It glowed under UV light.






Well, no buttons or buckles or coins but it was still fun!

 

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[Underwonder]

I'm very impressed by the variety of finds there! That iron is in great shape and it is lucky that the handle was iron and didn't rot away. The Model T hub cap is another nicely preserved recovery!

Thanks, Wildcat...I didn’t realize finding an iron with the handle intact was such a rare find, but apparently it is. I am grateful to have this be my first flat iron! I wished the hubcap wasn’t banged up but it was pretty cool. Thanks. Sometimes I am not sure what to keep (so I usually keep it all) but........you know how that goes!

 

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