Two little slug irons bought years ago are unique and pretty hard to come by. The small iron was brought from Germany and dated 1840 and was primarily used to iron ladies’ bonnets. The large iron had three slugs, two to be left on the stove heating, which could be exchanged when the iron became too cool. My wife tried to heat a slug on our stove and iron a shirt with it and declared it a tough job compared with today’s electric irons!

Recent auction prices: Orvis glass minnow trap, $50; glass butter churn, $60; 1933 Coke tray, $35; P.R.R. lantern, $65; cast iron sample ice box, $70; weather vane eagle and ball, $100; salesman sample washing machine, $100; barrel butter churn, $85; sausage stuffer, $75; nice foot pedal jigsaw, $130; Parkersburg, W.Va., crock, $250; ammo box, $35; child’s sleigh, $200; coin-operated telephone, $75; Coates four-drawer spool cabinet, $400; German toy sewing machine, $125; candle stick phone, $55; Marx toy truck, $60; camp fire marshmallow can, $32.50; 1914 Coke tray, $60; red tea tin, $35; Bailey block plane, $10; butter pat, $17.50; Seth Thomas shelf clock, $125.

Happy hunting, Brooks.