Blast from the Past: Can You Name These 20 Forgotten Retro Household Items?

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Before electric steam irons existed, what heavy object was filled with hot embers to iron clothes?

Before electric steam irons existed, what heavy object was filled with hot embers to iron clothes?

Explanation

A charcoal iron (or coal iron) was a hollow, heavy metal iron that was packed with red-hot charcoals or burning embers inside to heat up the base plate, allowing clothes to be pressed before the advent of safe domestic electricity.