how old is your ironing board ?

noonesperfect

I started off with a big metal Brabantia one (bought 1980) but I always had trouble getting covers bigs enough. I don't remmeber when I replaced it with my current one, but at least 10 years ago I would think.
When my late Mother died she still had her wooden ironing board 1955-2004 (age of ironing board, not Mum!):A .

larmy16

I have an old ironing board with the bonus of having a wooden top so I am able to recover it with old blankets and sheeting (very OS) and staple it to the bottom. It's one of the reasons I will not get rid of it.

Rikki

Mines and old wooden one too. It was a wedding present for my grand parents in 1936. Making it 72 years old.:eek: I didn't realize it was that old never really thought about it before.

...but as larmy16 says because of the wooden top you can cover it with what you like and I would never part with mine either. :cool:

peb

Gosh - and I thought mine was old! I've got my mums one that she got as a wedding present 39 years ago, I inherited it when she inherited the one from my Gran - she died about 14 years ago - as apparently that one was better. I was really pleased as the new ones seem so flimsy and don't last. Cover wise - we both use an large old table cloth (on a metal board) which can be washed. An sorry - I like ironing and iron most things - including socks - am I mad?

lil_me

About 4 years old and just to show how often I iron, I couldn't even tell you where it is :rotfl:tesco cheapy. One I had before that got bent when I used it as a paint stand while redecorating.

Angelraesunshine

up until a few months ago mine must of been about 12 years old maybe a bit more but it bent and broke so i had to get new one but i only bought a cheap one as i could not afford the nicer one at the time but wishing now i did as it is really pants and is already bending a bit so not at all happy with it i loved my old one

exlibris

saving-grace wrote: »

Mine is only a couple of years old. When I had to get a new one I was disappointed not to be able to get the Beldray brand, which I'd had previously, they seen to have gone out of business.

Mine is a Beldray. No wonder they went out of business as we all seem to keep them for decades. They don't make 'em like they used to!

Miró

Rikki wrote: »

Mines and old wooden one too. It was a wedding present for my grand parents in 1936. Making it 72 years old.:eek: I didn't realize it was that old never really thought about it before.

:cool:

Any advance on 72 years?? :eek: :rotfl:

Does anyone with a wooden board have what appears(!) to be an asbestos layer in the iron rest thingy? I remember seeing it years ago, (now covered with several layers of sheeting) I've often wondered if it might be hazardous but don't want to disturb it in case it is!!

Rikki

Mir! wrote: »

Any advance on 72 years?? :eek: :rotfl:

Does anyone with a wooden board have what appears(!) to be an asbestos layer in the iron rest thingy? I remember seeing it years ago, (now covered with several layers of sheeting) I've often wondered if it might be hazardous but don't want to disturb it in case it is!!

Yes it does have the asbestos (?) white layer in the iron rest thingy.:shhh: Uncovered :eek:

Its also a left handed ironing board as my gran was left handed and ironed from the other side of the board so over the years it has a slight lean.
It feel like I'm ironing up hill on occasions or :think:is that just the mountain of ironing.

My son is left handed too and he says its just because I iron from the wrong side.





Photographed from my side! :rotfl:

Miró

Oh well...if we are going to do piccies....:rotfl:



(Don't you just love the 1970's duvet cover material!!)

Just had a little lookee at the iron stand bit and it has the same sort of stuff that yours has Rikki. Do you think we might die of asbestos-related ironing...:rotfl:

Yours looks much more sturdy than mine...but mine can still give a hefty whack on the shins when putting it up! Still wouldn't swap it though!