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    May it rest in peace!

    One of my wedding gifts was a steam iron. That was in 1977. It survived a lot longer than my marriage. But today I dropped it. It 'exhaled' one single steamy breath and died - after 33 years of faithful and constant service.

    So, how long have you had your steam iron? And do you have any suggestions about what I should buy next time I go shopping?

    In the meantime my little travel iron has to work extra long hours.
    From the edge of Sherwood Forest, home of Robin Hood

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    I think you have most people beat on this one, Lorchen!
    After a number of Rowenta's dying on me I bought the show special at HIQF, a Laura Star. I believe she is 9 hrs old. For the price she was worth it but she is heavy so I have a very light weight Shark iron that does just as good a job. It just doesn't hold as much water and shuts off too soon. Laura doesn't have auto shut off but she is a real trooper for all day sewing.

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      #3
      I think I will win because my iron (still have its original box) is dated 1961. It's a steam iron but I have never put water in it. I use it when I piece only because it gets insanely hot and also does a great job ironing damp fabric dry. She has a cloth cord that's in nearly new shape, but I always unplug from the wall just in case.....

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        Originally posted by Lorchen
        May it rest in peace!

        One of my wedding gifts was a steam iron. That was in 1977. It survived a lot longer than my marriage. But today I dropped it. It 'exhaled' one single steamy breath and died - after 33 years of faithful and constant service.

        So, how long have you had your steam iron? And do you have any suggestions about what I should buy next time I go shopping?

        In the meantime my little travel iron has to work extra long hours.

        Lorchen ... the title of this thread had me think about all kind of things that could not be mentioned on a nice posting place... I don't have a gutter brain but for some reason this got my mind into the gutter.

        As to irons I go through one a year... I get the heaviest I can find but since I live in a house with other people it ends up knock over regardless of where I set up my board. Who ever breaks my iron has to buy me a new one. ... never over $25 dollars. Right now my grandson owes me an iron since he painted mine with arylic paints... DON'T ASK.


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          #5
          My "craft" iron was purchased used in 1966 and is still going strong. My "good" iron is about 10years old.

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