From the exhibition:
Heart of the Home
New Mexico History Museum
Fluting iron, 1866. Iron. Gift of Bruce T. Ellis, 2713/45.
The fluting iron was heated on the cast-iron stove and wiped free of ashes and soot before ironing pleats into garments.
Photo by Patrick Cruz, NMHM.
Note: Representative image at left is often cropped for display purposes. Downloaded high-resolution images are not cropped.