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- Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, John Nazro & Company, circa 1880 - In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, John Nazro & Company, circa 1880
In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- Measuring Faucet, circa 1866 -
- circa 1867
- Collections - Artifact
Measuring Faucet, circa 1866
- Enterprise Coffee Mill, 1893-1898 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Enterprise Coffee Mill, 1893-1898
- Tread Power, circa 1885 - As farmers mechanized barn and farmyard work in the nineteenth century, they began to use stationary power sources. Some invested in animal treadmills, which used the same "endless belt" concept as modern exercise treadmills to convert animals' movement into power for a range of agricultural machinery. This version, designed for dogs, goats, or sheep, could run small machines like butter churns or cream separators.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Tread Power, circa 1885
As farmers mechanized barn and farmyard work in the nineteenth century, they began to use stationary power sources. Some invested in animal treadmills, which used the same "endless belt" concept as modern exercise treadmills to convert animals' movement into power for a range of agricultural machinery. This version, designed for dogs, goats, or sheep, could run small machines like butter churns or cream separators.
- Illustrated Catalogue: Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Penn'a, Manufacturers of Patented Hardware, 1889 -
- 1889
- Collections - Artifact
Illustrated Catalogue: Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Penn'a, Manufacturers of Patented Hardware, 1889
- Enterprise No. 2 Coffee Mill, 1893-1898 -
- 1893-1898
- Collections - Artifact
Enterprise No. 2 Coffee Mill, 1893-1898
- Flatiron, circa 1877 -
- circa 1877
- Collections - Artifact
Flatiron, circa 1877
- Enterprise Manufacturing Company Tinned Meat Chopper, 1910-1920 -
- 1910-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Enterprise Manufacturing Company Tinned Meat Chopper, 1910-1920
- Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., 1876-1880 - In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- 1876-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Iron, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., 1876-1880
In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- Trade Card for Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, circa 1875 - In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.
- circa 1875
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, circa 1875
In the 1870s, Mary Florence Potts made ironing easier. Conventional single-piece, cast iron flatirons were heated on stoves -- and the handle got hot! Mrs. Potts invented and patented a detachable wood handle that stayed cool and could be switched between her irons. The irons also featured two pointed ends that allowed users to work in either direction. Mrs. Potts' irons remained popular into the 20th century.