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The usual ironing board (still used today) is a long, narrow, padded board on folding legs that allowed the board to be raised or lowered. Once raised (usually to waist height), clothes can be laid out individually on the board and the creases remover from the clothes with a flat iron heated on the kitchen fire grate. A tea towel or other cloth could be placed over the clothes and ironed on top to prevent singing from the hot iron. If steam was needed the tea towel could be dampened a little. There were usually two flat irons. While one was being used and cooling down, the second one was heating up on the fire.
Nowadays, with electrical steam irons, etc, ironing clothes is less of a chore.
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Child of former slaves invented the ironing board How invented the ironing board Invented ironing board Invented the ironing board and the spinkler?
Elijah McCoy
What is an ironing board used for?
It is called an IRONING board for a very good reason ... it is a board that you iron clothes on.
Who invented the ironing board?
Elijah McCoy invented the ironing board. Sarah Boone patented an improvement to the ironing board in 1887.
How do you lower an ironing board?
if you dont know how to lower an iron board you probaly should not be ironing
Where can I purchase ironing board pad and cover for Rid-Jid ironing board?
Nowhere.......they don't exisist. ; ^{
How do you care an ironing board?
no
How long should your ironing board last?
If properly cared for, a good ironing board should last a lifetime. I am 51 and my mom still has the same ironing board she had when I was a child. She has changed the cover many times but it's the same board.
How do you say ironing board in Welsh?
Bord smwddio is Welsh for 'ironing board'.See "BBC Wales - Welsh at home".
How did Sarah Boone improve the ironing board?
i dont really know help
What is ironing board?
An ironing board is used in the home on which to iron clothes with a hot (steam) iron to remove creases in the fabric. The ironing board is usually a long, padded board that is on a folding tubular metal frame that allows the ironing board's surface to be raised or lowered to a comfortable working height. When not in use it can be folded and put away until it is next needed.
How is the ironing board important?
An ironing board is used in the home on which to iron clothes with a hot (steam) iron to remove creases in the fabric. The ironing board is usually a long, padded board that is on a folding tubular metal frame that allows the ironing board's surface to be raised or lowered to a comfortable working height. When not in use it can be folded and put away until it is next needed.
Is a ironing board comfortable to sleep on?
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