National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sad iron owned by members of the Ellis family
Unidentified · before 1870
A cast iron sad iron with an elongated rounded triangular base with the point is at the front. The base has a ridge around the bottom and a decorative molding leading to the top surface. The top surface has [B / X / 7] in the cast. A handle projects from the top surface with supports and a thick cylindrical handle with a cross-hatched design on the top. There are two round holes on the underside of the handle.
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