He's Full of Hot Air

How fun! I was just explaining to my youngest daughter how the heavy old iron I have in the laundry room was heated on the stove so it could be used to press the wrinkles out of cotton dresses and shirts. She wanted to know what it was and what it would have been used for.(Actually, she probably doesn't have a clue as to how any iron works. She's never seen one in action.)
Then today I read this on "A Family Runs Through It."
Confidentially, I have a brother-in-law who has been ironing his shirts this way for years.