Clothes iron
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A clothes iron, also known as a flatiron, smoothing iron, dry iron, steam iron, and simply iron, is a small appliance that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove wrinkles and unwanted crease
Modern electric steam iron
A charcoal iron
Box iron (Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines Museum).
Flat iron stove
Ruff (clothing)
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A ruff is an item of clothing popular in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century. A round and flat variation is often called
Clothes iron
…usage by tailors. Goffering iron This type of iron, now obsolete, consists of a metal cylinder oriented horizontally on a stand. It was used to iron ruffs and collars. Hygiene Proper ironing of clothes has proven to be an effective method to avoid infections like those caused by lice. Features A 1950s…
A ruff from the early 17th century: detail from The Regentesses of St Elizabeth Hospital, Haarlem, by Verspronck
Ruff of c. 1575. Detail from the Darnley Portrait of Elizabeth I
A priest of the Church of Denmark wearing a ruff (2015)
Joan Alleyn wearing a green ruff trimmed with lace, England, 1596.