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A)Rectangular cast iron base marked on bottom, "Heat this Pat'd 1866," supporting fluted metal form. B)Corresponding ruffler element w/ cast iron handle marked "Geneva Hand Fluter" and "Geneva ILL."
goffering irons
casting (process)
iron (metal)
metal
Iron
Unidentified Metal
Slip Cast
IRON, FLUTING
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
4.375 x 3.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.241AB
Illinois (United States)
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