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This page has a lot of reference information about liquid fuel irons. Patents can be found at the bottom of this page.
"Liquid fuel irons, also known as self-heating sad irons, are antique appliances from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They utilize a built-in reservoir to burn fuels like whale oil, alcohol, gasoline or kerosene, allowing users to iron continuously without the need to reheat solid irons on a stove."
January/February 1997 issue of Iron Talk has this great information about liquid fuel irons. This information was written by Jimmy and Carol Walker.
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The books pictured below can be found on eBay, at Abebooks.com, or from other collectors. The Guide to Vintage Coleman Products can be purchased from the International Coleman Collectors Club (ICCC).
A Collectors Guide to Pressing Irons and Trivets by Esther S. Berney - 1977.
IRON TALK: Journal of Antique Pressing Irons was published bi-monthly 1996-2002 by Jimmy & Carol Walker.
The Evolution of the Sad-Iron by A.H. Glissman - 1970.
Antique Irons by Gerald J. Rihn - 1974.
David Irons created 3 iron books . . . Irons By Irons - 1994, More Irons By Irons - 1997, and Even More Irons By Irons - 2000.
Even More Irons By Irons - 2000.
Antique Sad Irons - A Description and History of Irons by Opal M. Bowlin - 1965.
Guide to Vintage Coleman Products 1900-1983 by International Coleman Collectors Club - 2015.
Coleman Collectors Guide 1903-1954 by Carl Tucker & Herb Ebendorf - 1996
The History of the Coleman Company 1900-1989 by Herb Ebendorf - Funded and Distributed by the International Coleman Collectors Club, Inc. - 2020
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Pressing Irons and Trivet Collectors of America (PITCA) is a collectors club for all ironing related items. They put out a quarterly newsletter called "Pressing News" which contains excellent articles from the experts on these irons and their history.
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Terry Marsh with Iain Sedgman's help have a site devoted to all gasoline pressurized appliances (GPA) and they have quite a few liquid fuel irons pictured. Terry goes into more depth on the workings of the irons then I do. He is the most knowledgeable person I know on all GPA related items, and has been very helpful to me for many years.
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Kevin McCartney's friendship and his knowledge is instrumental in helping me develop my liquid fuel iron collection. Kevin and Kate are great people and, if you have a chance, visit them at their B&B called the Old Iron Inn in Caribou, Maine. Kevin & Kate create YouTube videos on irons, and below are the links to all of their videos relating to liquid fuel irons.
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LIQUID FUEL IRON PATENTS
Here is a list of all the liquid fuel iron patents I could find. I will continue to add more as I discover more. I had to put zero's in front of some patent numbers so Google would sort them correctly.
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