Streamlined Irons
A Splendid Tour of Commercial Design
Gloriously photographed ...
Exquisitely designed ...
Thoroughly researched ...
Here, for the first time, is an exhaustive survey of pressing irons made during the era of streamlining, a design phenomenon of the 1930s and 40s.
The book is hardcover, 196 pages with 300 photographs, all in color.
The most beautiful book on irons there is; by authority on vintage electric irons, Jay Raymond.
Also, pictured are 30 of the very earliest electric irons made in North America, dating from 1890 to 1915. These are the rarest electric irons; many are one-of-a-kind.
The book includes four essays: a concise history of electric irons in the U.S.A, two essays on the subject of streamlining, and a fascinating history of the first entrepreneur to produce an electric iron in the United States, Charles E. Carpenter.
A book with many pleasures for those with a keen interest in vintage irons, mid-century design, or history.
This lavish, hard bound book is one of a kind. Price $45, plus shipping. (Free Shipping to USA)
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Streamlined Irons Rarity Guide
Streamlined Irons includes a rarity guide for all U.S. made streamlined irons. The guide is based on Jay Raymond's long years of observation of the market, including, what has been listed for sale on eBay over the last ten years, irons he knows to be in other collections, and what's been available at antique shows, shops and auctions.
The rarity guide is incorporated into the Index, a rich source of information, which also lists where and when the iron was made (and by what company), and what, if any, mechanical or design patents were issued for it, and to whom the patent was awarded.
There is no rarity guide for the early electric irons. There are too few early electrics to reliably judge their rarity: one-third of them are, to date, one of a kind; another third are one of two or three; the rest vary from as few as one of 5-20 to as many as one of thousands.
Vintage Electric Irons
A blog by Jay Raymond that is less blog and more a place for occasional postings about particular irons.