They may have used it before going to work, attending church, preparing for a wedding, or getting a family ready for a special occasion.
The iron may have belonged to a mother, grandmother, father, or household worker.
It may have been used hundreds or thousands of times.
Eventually, electricity and modern appliances changed everything.
But the old iron remained behind.
Today, it tells us something about the people who came before us and the amount of effort that once went into tasks we now complete almost automatically.
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