Since ancient times, people took care of her clothes to make it look nice and neat. As though it may sound absurd, but even our ancestors wanted to look nice, although it would seem that they are something iron? Nevertheless, the first iron appeared in the period when the main outfit were the skins of wild animals. Along with Iron Man went through all stages of evolutionary development and changed significantly over the almost four centuries. From a slightly processed kibble to ultramodern electrical unit have come a long 379 years. What can I say - even the hair iron was invented. But first things first.History improvement iron long and entertaining, and the imagination of people, efforts to improve these things means, and at all impressive. With pleasure she will share with you. So, first used to smooth the clothes flat stone: wet clothes, so weighed down "iron" dries, deprived of the folds, and now in the IV century BC, the ancient Greeks invented a way pleating his robes from fabric with a hot metal rod that looked like a rolling pin. And in Russia for a long time used the ironing with a small stick with a smooth circular cross-section, called "Val", " rocker "or simply" rolling pin "and corrugated board, which had many names -" Rubel "" rebrak "," Pralnikov. " Iron with coals inside appeared only in the middle of the XVIII century. Prior to that, the clothes ironed tool is very similar to a large frying pan. The closest was the precursor to the modern iron brazier of coals. She looked much the same as an ordinary frying pan, inside the iron brazier with hot coals laid handle and a kind of "pan" began to drive on clothing. "Iron" was no different convenience and security: work with it was uncomfortable, sparks and small embers and then flew out of the fryer, leaving clothes and opaline hole. Over time, began to use two irons: one is heated on the stove, the other stroked. The simplest irons - heating. Before using the iron monoliths warmed up in the oven. Irons fabric weighed differently - from 1 to 10 kg. They were replaced by "Carbs" irons. They were like a small stove, inside the body laid flaming birch coals . For better traction on the sides make a hole, sometimes even supplied with an iron pipe. To rekindle the embers cooled down, the holes blown or waving iron from side to side. Later, instead of coal into a red-hot iron began to invest pig iron. It's funny, but even using this as an iron trap. And in general - a kind of irons had plenty. Large iron irons weigh up to 10 kg and destined for ironing coarse cloth. For proglazhivaniya delicate fabrics and fine details of clothes - collars, collar, lace - used small irons, measuring only half a palm. The species 'coal' irons - the so-called box-irons - also enjoyed great popularity. Behind they had a hole where to insert the hot iron bar. Another kind of antique irons - cast iron, warms up on an open fire or in a hot oven. They appeared in the XVIII century and produced in our country, even in the 60s.XX century, in spite of the fact that for a long time been invented electric iron, many homes were not provided outlet. At the end of the XIX century began to produce gas irons. Their work was the same as that of the gas cookers irons heated up by burning gas. In the body of the iron was inserted a metal tube connected to the other end of the gas cylinder, and located on the lid of the iron pump. With gas pump iron driven into the bowels, where burning is heated ironing sole. It is easy to imagine how dangerous were the irons: fault of their own are often leaking gas - with all the attendant consequences: explosions, fires and victims. At the beginning of XX century, the increasing popularity began to use alcohol-iron. It was constructed on the basis of kerosene Lama: the surface of the iron is heated with alcohol, which is poured in and ignited. Weighed this iron is not very much, it can be used as a road version. That's just worth it as a small flock of sheep or a cow ... a good tailor was usually some irons of various sizes and weights. It is impossible to make iron without a quality thing, and at a time when fabric was rough, even more so. Boupha on dresses and draperies and curtains stroked special devices. For curly ironing, festoons and assemblies used here are interesting cast-iron accessories. And such stroked hats ... ... and gloves (yes, them too stroked). Children, incidentally, accustomed to stroke in childhood. Happy Birthday electric iron can be considered June 6, 1882. That same day, the American Henry Seeley patented his invention of the electric iron . The heating element has an electric arc between carbon electrodes, which was fed a constant current. Early models of electric irons were unsafe (due to imperfect design they had been severely beaten shock), but by 1892 General Electric Company and Crompton & Co upgraded electric irons, began to use in his design heating coil. Such a spiral, hidden inside the body of the iron before his sole securely isolated from the body.Finally, beat their owners no longer current irons, and use them has become much safer. Finally, in the 30th years of XX century in the construction of electric iron appeared important element - thermostat, which was to monitor the temperature of the heating coil on and off when they reach the required level heating the soleplate. At the end of the 70s themselves soleplate changed: they finally ceased to be metallic and vitrified steel. The new material is significantly reduced coefficient of friction of the iron base fabric, and now all modern devices slide on it, which greatly facilitates ironing.
