How to use an IronRite Ironing Machine
Here are 6 scans from the IronRite Automatic Ironer instruction manual for model 80 and 85. It recommends starting with simple pieces like handkerchiefs, and then gets into how to iron sheets and...
View ArticleIroning Hints and Tips for using an IronRite Ironing Machine
Uncover essential ironing hints and tips to maintain your vintage clothing's charm, featuring unique techniques with the 1940s IronRite Ironing Machine. Learn the art of steaming velvets, protecting...
View ArticleChanging the Muslin Cover & Pad – and misc
Here are some miscellaneous papers found in the IronRite envelope. They include 2 illustrated instruction sheets on how to change the muslin cover, as well as some handwritten notes which seem to be...
View ArticlePictures of 1800s young ladies and girls
I scanned some new cabinet cards! Here are some pictures of young ladies and children from approximately 1880-1900. These photos are exceptionally clear, and you can make out the texture of the young...
View Article1800s baby photos
Here are some baby photos from the 1800s, that were mixed in with an envelop! I don't think that the baby photo, by St. Louis Photographer Bell Studios, came in the envelop as it's postmarked from Miss...
View Article1959 Parade through Kodachrome Slides
Step back in time with our vibrant collection of Kodachrome slides from the 1959 Parade. Experience the joy and community spirit of a bygone era through the rich colors and timeless quality of these...
View ArticlePhotos from our Classic Car Photography Workshop – 2013
This was such a fun photography workshop to organize with Joann of Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Repair. I have always wanted to put together a "shoot out" event, after having attended several on...
View ArticleOld Southwest Mountain Photos Slide Scans
I imagine this woman climbing to the top of a mountain, looking around, and taking the landscape pictures with her Brownie. I think maybe she took the picture of the road sculpture on her drive up. In...
View ArticleAmerican Soldiers Photos from 1944
I found these slides at an estate sale of someone who had died. I don’t know why anyone would sell them, but I guess she had no relatives. There are lots of photos of American soldiers, maybe just...
View ArticleA new car in 1944
I imagine this 1940s couple getting this car as a gift, or the husband giving it to his wife before he leaves back to fighting overseas. She looks so proud and you can see them posed together, with him...
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