Sad iron owned by members of the Ellis family

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Cast iron sad iron with a pointed elliptical base where the points are at the front and back of the sad iron. The base has a flat bottom and uniform sides. The top surface has a ridge around the perimeter and two ridges in the center that follow the shape of the base where the handle base sits and is tightened. There is a small tightening knob in the center of the top surface. The top surface has [ENTERPRISE / MFG CO PHILA. PA] in the cast following the shape of the base. There is a half circle cylindrical shaped handle attached at each long end of the base.

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