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Kitchens, Houses and Museums
- USA:
- Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
- Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
- Joshua Hempsted House, New London, Connecticut
- Mount Vernon, Virginia
- Old Salem Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
- Antique Stove Museum, Hoosick, New York
- Biltmore Estate (laundry room), Asheville, North Carolina
- Shaker Museum, Old Chatham, New York
- Museum of History & Technology, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- United Kingdom - London & South-East:
- Anne of Cleves House, Southover, Lewes, Sussex
- Blacksmiths Museum, Alfriston
- Clandon Park, Surrey (National Trust)
- Cranbrook Museum, Kent
- Gunnersbury Park Museum, London W3 8LQ
- "How We Lived Then", Eastbourne, East Sussex
- Mitchell Collection of Ironstands and other Laundry Equipment, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (view by appointment only)
- Yesterday's World, Battle, East Sussex
- The Science Museum, South Kensington, London SW7
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The Geffrye Museum Kingsland Road, London E2
English Domestic Interiors
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- The Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, Sussex
- United Kingdom - East:
- Abbots Hall Museum of Rural Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Cambridge and County Folk Museum, Cambridge
- Easton Farm Park, Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
- The Mustard Shop, Bridewell Alley, Norwich
- Strangers' Hall Museum, Charing Cross, Norwich
- United Kingdom - West:
- The American Museum, Claverton Manor, Bath
- Cotswold Folk and Agricultural Museum (open by appointment), Burford, Oxon
- Filkins and Boughton Poggs Museum, Lechlade, Gloucestershire
- Museum of English Rural Life, Reading, Berkshire
- Sulgrave Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire
- United Kingdom - South - West:
- Cotehele, Saltash, Cornwall (National Trust)
- The Finch Foundry Trust, Okehampton, Sticklepath, Devon
- Killerton, Broadclyst, Devon
- Kingston Lacy, near Wimborne, Dorset
- Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire (National Trust)
- Lanhydrock House, Cornwall (National Trust)
- Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire
- North Cornwall Museum and Gallery, Camelford, Cornwall
- Museum of Rural Life, Glastonbury, Somerset
- Saltram House, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon (National Trust)
- The William Cookworthy Museum, Kingsbridge, Devon
- United Kingdom - Midlands:
- Blakesley Hall, Birmingham
- The Birmingham City Museums, Birmingham
- Brewhouse Yard Museum, Nottingham
- Charlecote Park, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire (National Trust)
- The Country Life Museum and Stedman Homestead, Aston Munslow, Shropshire
- Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire
- Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire (National Trust)
- Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire
- The Museum of Staffordshire Life, Shugborough, Great Haywood, Staffordshire
- Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
- United Kingdom - North:
- Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire
- Bramall Hall, Stockport, Cheshire
- The Castle Museum, York
- Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire
- Horsforth Village Museum, Near Leeds, Yorkshire
- Manchester City Art Gallery
- Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester
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Opie's Museum of Memories, Wigan Pier, Tel: 00 44 1942 323 666
- Ordsall Hall Museum and Peel Park, Salford, Lancashire
- Port Sunlight, Liverpool
- Quarry Bank Mill, near Manchester
- Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole, York
- Shibden Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire
- Temple Newsam, near Leeds, Yorkshire
- Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland (National Trust)
- Washington Old Hall, Tyne and Wear (National Trust)
- West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Halifax, Shibden Hall
- Wales:
- Blacksmiths Museum, Cenarth, near Cardigan
- Castle Hill Museum, Pembroke
- Museum of Welsh Live, St. Fagans, Cardiff
- Penrhos Cottage, Pembrokeshire
- Scolton Country Park, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
- The Welsh Folk Museum, St Fagans, Cardiff, Glamorganshire
- Wilson Museum, Naberth, Pembrokeshire
- Northern Ireland:
- Castle Ward, Co. Downpatrick (National Trust)
- Ireland:
- Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, near Shannon
- Corofin Museum, Co. Clare
- Johnstown Castle Agricultural Museum , Co. Wexford
- Sunlight Chambers, Parliament Street, Dublin
- Scotland:
- Burrell Collection, Glasgow
- Callendar House, Falkirk
- Carron Ironworks, Falkirk
- Grahamston Iron Co., Falkirk
- Hill of Tarvit, Fife
- Huntley House, Canongate, Edinburgh
- Smith Institute, Stirling
- Summerlee, Coatbridge (near Glasgow)
- Holland:
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Wasch & Strijk Museum | info@waschenstrijkmuseum.nl
Stationsstraat 39
5281 GA Boxtel
Tel. 0411-671884
Open on Monday and Wednesday 14.00 - 17.00 hour.
Other days only by appointment
In addition to the iron collection, it has an excellent collection
of paintings of ironing and washing women.
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Nederlands Strijkijzermuseum | strijkijzer@planet.nl
Noorderstraat 4
9635 TG Noordbroek
Tel. 0598-452075
Visits by appointment only
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Museum "De Wascht en Strekt" | joke.waschtenstrekt@mail.com
Nieuwstraat 96
5126 CG Gilze
Tel. 0161-451863
Visits by appointment only
- Norway, & Denmark:
- Dansk Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Haugesund Museum, Haugesund, Norway
- Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, Norway
- France:
- Musée le Secq des Tournelles, Rouen, France
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Musée fers à repasser, Ville de Longwy | Email
54400 Longwy, France.
3,000 irons, all different, from the 16th to the 20th century.
Near the border of Luxemburg and Belgium
- Musée Municipal Eugène Boudin, Place Erik-Sate, B.P. 80049, 14602 Honfleur, Cedex (Normandy), France. Phone: 02 31 89 54 00. Mme Bergeret, Curator. Wonderful collection of Normandy ethngraphy, headwear, dress and furniture. Very nice laundry room display with irons & crimpers.
Sources: "Kitchen Antiques" by Mary Norwalk; "Smoothing Irons" by Brian Jewell"; various publications and referrals by collectors.
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