TYPES/USES OF IRONING

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND

PARAPHERNALIA 
INFORMATION SHEET 10.5-1 
Learning Objectives: 

After reading this 1. Identify Types/Uses

INFORMATION of Ironing Equipment,
SHEET, YOU MUST be Tools and
able to: Paraphernalia 
TYPES/USES OF
IRONING
EQUIPMENT, TOOLS
AND
PARAPHERNALIA 
CLOTHES HANGER 
• A hanger that is shaped like a
person's shoulders and used to
hang garments on 
DRYER
An appliance that removes
moisture by heating or another
process: a clothes dryer; a hair
dryer. 
FLAT IRON
An iron for pressing clothes,
especially one that is heated
externally, as on a heat or
stove
 IRONING BOARD 
A long, narrow padded board,
often with collapsible supporting
legs, used as a working surface for
ironing. 
LAUNDRY BASKET 
A hamper that holds dirty clothes
to be washed or wet clothes to be
dried