Foote Mfg.

This is the 1st model iron from Foote Manufacturing Company of Dayton, Ohio. It is called their Easy Sad Iron. It has a similar tank and body to the Sun iron from South Bend, Indiana, but a different style burner assembly. A notorious issue with the Foote irons is that the gas valve knobs (fiber wheels) are twisted off easily and thus ruined. This iron's working replacement knob looks to have been created with silver solder.

Mostly unreadable tag  and the infomation on it had to be read using a magnifying glass. Worn out tag says "EASY SAD IRON - GUARANTEED BY FOOTE MFG. CO. - PAT. APLD FOR - DAYTON, OHIO."

Another Foote Easy Sad Iron but this one has a seamed upright tank. It is missing the fuel valve knob.

Top view of Foote iron. Has a more readable tag then the above iron.

This Foote iron says it is the "Improved Easy Iron - The Foote Mfg. Co. - Dayton O." The tank is a round bulb tank. Interesting tank construction due to the way the metal is wrapped on this particular tank. See below picture.

Top view of Foote Improved Easy Iron.

Better picture of the metal work on the above tank.

Another Foote Improved Easy Iron. This one has the more familiar tank we are used to seeing on Foote irons.

Top view of Foote Improved Easy Iron.

Top left is the burner assembly from the Sun Iron - Top right is from the Foote Easy Sad Iron and the bottom one is from the Foote Improved Easy Iron.

This iron appears to be a Foote although it is unbadged. Note that the base of the handle is the heat shield. This iron has a similiar burner assembly to the Easy Sad Iron above. This iron is in Mike Pagano's collection.

Other side view of the suspected Foote iron.

Burner assembly of unbadged Foote iron.

Another Foote Iron? This is an un-badged iron that I am assuming it is Foote due to the ridged base and the burner assembly similarities to the Easy Sad Iron.

Rear view of another suspected Foote iron.

Suspected Foote iron burner view.