Linen Press Photos

Table & bed linens come out of the wash wrinkled needing ironing. An alternative is to use a linen press machine where a screw is used to apply presure to a stack of linens.

Click thumbnail to enlarge. F11 to view website full screen.
Oak & ebony press for linen or books? at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.Linen press from Danzig at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Linen press in Jan Martense Schenck House at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Linen press at Conde-Charlotte Museum. Mobile, AL.
Oak & ebony press (17thC) for linen or books? at Schleswig Holstein State Museum. Schleswig, Germany.Linen press (early 18thC) from Danzig at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Linen press in Jan Martense Schenck House at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Linen press at Conde-Charlotte Museum. Mobile, AL.
See Also:
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
All rights reserved. Permission required to use.

CMP