An unusual iron has appeared in the Dnipro Museum (PHOTO)

In Dnipro, the Museum of the Holodomor has unveiled a new exhibit. This is a cast iron iron that was used during the 1960s. This information comes from "Vydomo," referencing a post on the Facebook page of the Museum of the Holodomor Resistance.

"The collection 'Everyday Life of the Ukrainian Village' in the holdings of the Municipal Institution 'Museum of the Holodomor Resistance' of the Dnipro City Council has been enriched with such an eloquent item. While the 'decaying West' had been using electric appliances for decades, the Soviet village still relied on cast iron irons like this one in the 1960s. At the same time, Soviet leadership proclaimed that by 1980, the fundamental principles of communism would be established in the USSR…," – the museum commented on the new exhibit.

As is known, large cast iron irons were designed for pressing coarse fabrics. For smaller clothing details (cuffs, collars, lace), smaller irons, about half the size of a palm, were used. They were heated over an open flame or in a hot stove. The heating time was about 30 minutes, and the iron retained heat for approximately the same duration.