We still send our clothes to be ironed by the same people in Ramagondanahalli. Remember the iron box from my blogpost from last year?
This week our “Iron Man” showed me a lovely brass iron box. Still powered by charcoal, still not dependent on Bangalore’s unreliable electricity.
His son was curious to see who was at the door.
And finally, one more close look at the shiny brass iron box.
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Wow! This iron should be placed in the museum! 😄 Amazing! It must be very heavy too.
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Heavy, yes, and amazing too. I’ve seen irons like this sold as “vintage antiques” on Ebay for large sums of money.
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Fascinating! I have never seen such a thing.
I love the picture of the boy peeking out.
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He’s a cute boy, isn’t he.
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That iron is very cool..!! And probably very hot…
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Good comment!
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This makes me realise – I’ve never really paid any attention to the iron boxes used by ironing services throughout the city. 😦
Great pics!
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You find the most interesting things in Bangalore in the most unlikely places.
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These iron boxes (at least the grey ones) are common outside apartment complexes where the iron men (and ladies) can make a good living. Sometimes we give them coconut shells or husks to use as fuel for the boxes.
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Thank you for commenting. That’s a great idea, giving coconut husks to the iron man for fuel.
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i always thought these were left behind by the Brits 🙂
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