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The Monitor Sad Iron Company of Big Prairie, Ohio was in business from 1903 to 1954. The Royal Self-Heating Iron Company of Big Prairie, Ohio appears to have been a subsidiary company of Monitor.
The Sunshine Iron was produced by the Monitor Sad Iron Company for the Sunshine Safety Lamp Company of Kansas City, Missouri. This iron was distributed by Coleman Wichita starting in 1919.
Top view of the Sunshine Iron.
Monitor made "The Faultless" iron for Thomas Manufacturing Company of Dayton, Ohio.
Top view of the The Faultless iron.
Monitor made The Coleman Iron for The Coleman Lamp Company of Wichita, Kansas.
Top view of Coleman Wichita iron.Â
Monitor made The Coleman Iron for The Coleman Lamp Company of Toronto, Canada.
Top view of Monitor made Coleman Canada Iron.
Monitor made this No. 2 iron for The Coleman Lamp Company of Wichita, Kansas.
Top view of Coleman Wichita No. 2 iron.
Monitor made this No. 2 iron for The Coleman Lamp Company of Toronto, Canada.
Top view of Monitor made Coleman Canada No. 2 iron.
Monitor patent by John C. Lake, April 14, 1903.
Montor's early iron. This one does not have a patent date embossed on the top plate nor does it have patent pending on the heat shield.
Top view of the early Monitor heat shield.
Another early Monitor iron. This one has no patent date on the iron body but does have PAT PEND'G on the heat shield.
Top view of Monitor PAT PEND'G iron.
This Monitor iron now has the patent date of Apr. 14, 1903 embossed on the top plate.
Top view of Monitor iron with the embossed patent date.
This iron by Monitor has a different style tank on it.
Top view of Monitor iron showing the smaller, condensed print on the heat shield.
Another different style tank for the Monitor iron. This "improved" tank has a seam in the middle of it and has "PAT. APPLIED. FOR." on the top of the tank.
Top view of Monitor iron tank showing the PAT. APPLIED. FOR. on it.
Monitor Model A iron.
View showing the iron info tag that is mounted to the back of the handle support on this Monitor Model A iron.
Monitor model B iron.
Top view of Monitor model B iron.
Monitor Model C iron with the iron information embossed on the top plate.
Top view of Monitor Model C iron.
A revised version of the Monitor Model C iron.
Top view of Monitor Model C iron showing the iron information on a tag on the base of the handle.
The Royal Iron. This is their Model "C" iron.
Top view of The Royal Iron model "C".
The Royal Iron Model "C" parts diagram.
This appears to be an updated version of the Royal Model "C" iron.
Top view of revised Royal Model "C" iron. It says "THE ROYAL IRON" on one side and "MADE IN THE USA" on the other side.
The "Royal" Iron. This has some changes to the top plate and has the newer sytle tank. This iron is not in my collection.
The Royal Sad Iron Model D. This iron has the iron information embossed on the top plate.
Top view of Royal Model D iron.
The Royal Model D Iron. This iron has the iron information on the tag versus being embossed on the top plate.
Top view of Royal Model D iron showing the iron information tag on the base of the handle.
Another Royal Model D iron. This one has a green handle, a pre-heat torch, and a wrench.
Top view of Royal Model D iron.
Royal Model 25 Automatic iron.
Top view of Royal Model 25 Automatic iron.
Royal Model 37 Automatic iron.
Top view of Royal Model 37 Automatic iron.
Royal Model 40 iron made for the large mail order company, Spiegel of Chicago, Illinois. The Spiegel name is on the tag on the base of the handle.
Top view of Royal Model 40 iron.
Royal Model 41 iron.
Top view of Royal Model 41 iron.
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