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    Ironing Board. Donated by: Jack Dinsmore, Windemere 1975. Property of Seguin Township Museum

    Clothes Wringer Unknown Donor Property of Seguin Township Museum. 128 Dowswell, Hamilton

    This was known as a "sad iron" with a detachable handle. These type of irons were not called "sad" irons because in old english sad meant (Heavy, dense, solid) therefore the term. This particular typ

    The handle on this iron is chipped, and gouged.

    Found on George Hendry's farm in Sowerby. Used in the 1920s. This is an A. H. Reid butter worker made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally patented on March 23, 1875 by Alban Reid. The lo

    This is small rectangular wooden box that is made of wood that was used to squeeze the buttermilk out from the butter in the last stages of the process. The press fit inside with the handle extending

    Petrol irons were first made popular in the 1930's as an alternative to the previous sad irons.

    This type of equipment would be used by early settler s and farmers to carry milk, water, sap buckets, or most anything that required being moved from one place to another. This type of item dates ba

    The writing is still clearly visible on the wringer saying Steel Tempered Ball Bearings, oil the ball bearings frequently, enclosed cog wheels

    Round wooden wash tub on four legs, iron bands hold barrel together.

Dorothy Eedy, St. Marys Journal Argus, 22 Sept 1993     Condition: Excellent - Text is legible. Minor discolouration of newsprint paper. Paper is rippled slightly. 3.5cm of bottom portion of article has been folded. No other visible signs of damage.