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Ironing in the "Old Days" versus today. - History of Ironing and Evolution We love to look back at the history or ironing to see how far we have reached. Most people have seen the old pictures of women ironing cloths with their aprons with the 1950's sedan behind them in the window. Our perceptions have developed clearly in many aspects, but has ironing cloths really changed? Are there any advances in ironing boards or ironing board technology? Have irons themselves improved? Why is ironing still considered such a chore when it has been shown to increase personal perception so much again and again? The old ironing board vs a new ironing board The ironing board has gone through a fair amount of advancement since its beginnings. In 1858, WILLIAM VANDENBURG and JAMES HARVEY patented (us19390) perhaps the first ironing boards in New York (in what is now the garment district!). It was the earliest pieces of furniture specifically for ironing. It was an ironing table that facilitated pressing sleeves and pant legs. In 1892 Sarah Boone created the first real folding ironing board that would be identifiable like the one today. Ironing boards have also advanced as a ornamental item or part of the home. In-wall ironing boards have been a well-liked solution since the 50's and 60's. Wall-mount ironing boards are built into the wall like a cabinet or mounted straight to the wall and fold down for use and out of the way for storage. They shot to popularity when the home building boom took off after the war ended, cars became prevalent and the suburb was born. However, wall-mounted ironing boards were still incredibly well-liked, and remain so today in a city dwelling, as space is usually at more of a premium and inhabitants are still excited about style and keeping clutter to low levels. The wall mount ironing board of today however, looks very different from the past. Now, mechanisms alllow for quiet unfolding in seconds and materials for the wall mounted ironing board have advanced, making them much more durable and lighter simultaneously. Wall mount ironing boards of today offer greater flexibility to blend in with their surroundings and are often not just placed in the laundry room. The old iron in comparison to the new Old irons were often just flat forms of metal that were heated and pushed on damp fabric. Advances were made in early china as they produced the metal plates joined to boxes that hot coals were placed in to create heat. Henry W. Seeley patented the first plug in electric iron in 1882; the "electric flatiron" (U.S. Patent no. 259,054). From that point irons advanced and began to offer better heat regulation and irons introduced steam (1938 with the steam-o-matic). It has been a while since there have been swift advances but the iron continues to do its job as we require it to. Ironing board history and ironing history conclusion We've advanced significantly in advancing ironing and ironing board technology in the past years, and it will be interesting to see what advances in ironing board and ironing tools will bring us someday. For additional info on wall mount ironing boards visit: [http://creativehomewares.com Ironing Board History and technolgoy]
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