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The invention of the resistively heated electric iron is credited to Henry W. Seeley of New York City in 1882. ... The early electric irons had no easy way to control their temperature, and the first thermostatically controlled electric iron appeared in the 1920s. Later, steam was used to iron clothing.
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The invention of the resistively heated electric iron is credited to Henry W. Seeley of New York City in 1882. ... The early electric irons had no easy way to control their temperature, and the first thermostatically controlled electric iron appeared in the 1920s. Later, steam was used to iron clothing.