Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Prim Media Primary media for this item. 472 DescriptionEN English Description The tailor's goose iron was a long and thin iron, compared to its household counterpart, with handles that resemble that of a goose's neck. It was traditionally used by tailors for smoothing fabric and pressing seams. There were usually multiple irons in rotation: one in use and at least one other being heated over coals or stove. Early flat irons needed to be gripped with some sort of rag to avoid burns to the user's hand. Later designs incorporated methods of having cooler handles for example: a wooden handle. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource The tailor's goose iron was a long and thin iron, compared to its household counterpart, with handles that resemble that of a goose's neck. It was traditionally used by tailors for smoothing fabric and pressing seams. There were usually multiple irons in rotation: one in use and at least one other being heated over coals or stove. Early flat irons needed to be gripped with some sort of rag to avoid burns to the user's hand. Later designs incorporated methods of having cooler handles for example: a wooden handle. Title A name given to the resource Tailor's goose iron Language A language of the resource Barbados Extent The size or duration of the resource. 15cm x 22.7cm x 7.5cm Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6051 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,13.0833626,-59.6023586; Subject The topic of the resource CULTURAL HERITAGE Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Barbados Museum and Historical Society