Not sure what this was designed for. No maker markings anywhere. It's very heavy for it's size.

Here is a pic of the iron egg on the business end of the tool.

Don't know , but most of the really odd stuff ends up being leather working tool.

leather tool I think?

Heated like a flat iron it was used to press areas such as in side shirt sleeves, where a flat iron was too big...

Often also known as a hatter's iron, presumably for ladies' millinery, but I've never seen one with the stand before.. Also used in artificial flower making, presumably to decorate those ladies' hats....

See Egg Shaped Iron L170 ref: http://www.belowstairs.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Laundry___Flat_Irons_52.html

Thanks for the info. I would have not thought of that. What a great group of knowledge on this site.

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