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| Blue Coleman Iron made 1936 |
It must have been an exciting day when the gas iron arrived in the post. It would have been all shiny then. A recent adventure in a linen press where the hot water cylinder leaked and left it damp has discoloured and rusted it a little. The can is for measuring the fuel which is deposited in the tank at the rear. Adjustments can be madeby moving the little wheel at the back. The flames burn horizontally just above the lower plate. The only part missing is a thin needle which is used to poke into the fuel line to unblock it. I have been given the instructions, the fuel and the iron and I have been asked several times by the donor whether I have lit it yet. Somehow, with the little bits of rust and an unknown thickness of metal in places I have not yet quite found the courage.
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| Instructions for Coleman Iron |
It is now 76 years old, having been manufactured on January 14 1936 as number 67296. Where are the other 67295 irons. Are their owners daring to light them?
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