1940's vintage (I think) folding travel iron. Took me a minute to figure out the folding feature, but I got it ironed out (pun intended). I won't say here because you deserve the joy of figuring it out. In my defense...something was a little stuck from 70 years of not being folded. Cut me some slack (pun again).
Has minor surface rust (see photos), some reddish residue on ironing surface, and some black residue on side of ironing plate.
Plate measures 6 3/4" by 4" and is 8" in overall length.
Cord is in good shape, but use at your discretion because it's 70+ years old and your insurance agent would never believe you. I plugged it in for about 5 mins and it heated up as expected and no fireworks ensued.
This was from before the days of automatic irons that heated to your heat setting...the heat level is controlled by YOU. The longer you leave it plugged in, the hotter it gets. Once it reaches needed temp, you unplug the cord from the iron and then plug it back in to the cord when it cools off too much. So really...it's a cordless iron. The cord is just there to heat between clothes. But don't just go plugging it in and leaving it like a modern iron. It will go full plasma heat mode and you will have some very burned linens.
Handle folds down for travel to your post-WW2 cabin vacation, where you can iron your shirts and dresses for rowboat excursions with the kids. If you don't want to use it for fear of your lackluster ironing skills being revealed, it would look great on display in your laundry room. But whatever you do, help save this piece of genuine American post-war history from a trash heap! Get it while it's hot (ok, I'll stop)!