Dubuque Potts SAD Iron, in 1870, a woman by the name of Mary Florence Potts, in Ottumwa, Iowa, was awarded a patent for a SAD iron that came to a point on both ends which allowed women to iron in either direction. The top plate screws onto bottom and oval with cross-bar where handle attaches; You pull up on a wood knob to release the handle. The Mechanism is stamped "43" and attached with screws to the arched wood Handle.

in 1871, she introduced a SAD Iron with a detachable, wooden handle. This invention was a big hit with housewives because it was invented by a woman and was widely marketed in magazines and five-and-dime stores in the growing post Civil War era.

Hard to find!!   5.5 inches tall by 6.5 inches long by 3.15 inches wide     Nearly 5 pounds.

Haven't found an old iron in this good of shape.

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