Antique tools for pressing clothes

As a detective tasked with solving the mystery of the crossword clue ‘Antique tools for pressing clothes’, I immediately had an idea of what the answer might be. The first word that came to mind was ‘irons’, as pressing clothes is a common use for an iron. However, it had to be antique tools, and this made me think of something more specific. That’s when I remembered an old-fashioned way of ironing clothes – using a ‘sad iron’. These types of irons are made of heavy cast iron, which retains heat well and are shaped like roughly teardrop-shaped with a curved base. This shape allows the iron to be easily and safely placed on its base without damaging the clothing. I realized that this was indeed the answer to the crossword clue – SADIRONS. Antique tools that were once commonplace and are now rarities in many homes.