Ironing was generally done the day after 'wash day', and could take most of the day. Hilda has vivid memories of her mother using flat irons, and of a forgotten 'craft' associated with them.

Talking about early ironing provoked a more general reflection on the scarcity of electric sockets in the early days of domestic electricity supply. All the ladies remembered that the iron was usually connected to the lighting circuit, using a special adapter with a bayonet fitting which replaced the light bulb.

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