toy iron [how old]

[tinpan]

Hi everyone, i wondering how old is this toy iron.i can tell you that it has a fare weight for its size, and is of a 2 piece mould.any ideas !!!!!

t.p

 

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[dugupfinds]

What type of Metal is it?

 

[tinpan]

hi, the iron shows little rust and i think its dye_cast. {lead and !!!!!!!!!!!} or pewter

                    t.p hope this gives you some better idea

 

[dugupfinds]

These are my thoughts. In the hope it will bring a lead??
Any toy like this is normally comtempory with the real thing, as children (in this case a girl) would copy her mother.
The flatbed irons were common in the Victorian era (pre1900). However they were still used in my grandparents time (1940s), heated on her rayburn cooker.
They were mainly used before electricity & if it contain lead it was before they realised it was dangerous especially to small kids.
I would therefore guess its 1900-1930??

 

[warsawdaddy]

Same era as lead figures(soldiers).I agree with Dugupfinds.

 

[Leon]

Nice piece, congrats!!!
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[PBK]

Great find! You might try sending a pic to these folks:

http://www.patented-antiques.com/Child_Small.htm

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Cool find Tinny. I wonder if it is a childs though....Many sad irons were made very small for the delicate items,baby clothes,hard to reach places...etc . Its a great find though and I love it!

 

[EDDE]

tin pan mate i have the exact same thing
i dug about 3 weeks ago in a dump
odd how even 1,000 s of miles away i have the same item
cheers mate

 

[dg39]

Could be a collar iron. Into the 20's collars were seperate from shirt.

 

[snorton750]

Tend to think it's real not toy. My ex-wife's mamaw had something similar. Used to do the collars of the deacons shirts. Bye-the-way, love the quick egress mode on the DR-1. lolol HH Stan...