Why doesn’t this iron have an electric outlet to it? If you don’t know, you’re probably too young to live in the days when we used charcoal irons.

first, you had to get the charcoal to burn in a stove. then, using those extra long scissors-like tongs you gingerly transferred the smouldering pieces of coal into the chamber of the iron. when there was sufficient burning coal in the chamber, you closed it and secured the latch. subsequently, you just added fresh coal and let it smoulder before using a straw fan to fan the fire.

Read how charcoal irons were used back in the old days in ygblog.

Tags: Charcoal irons