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18th Century Swedish Decorated Mangle Board
18th Century Swedish Decorated Mangle Board

18th Century Swedish Decorated Mangle Board

Located in Kramfors, SE

Folk art mangle board from northern Sweden. This is a typical proposal gift to the would-be bride from the groom.

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board
18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board

18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board

Located in Forney, TX

A long hand carved wooden mangle board (clothing and bedding press) with beautiful patina.

Category

18th Century Swedish Primitive Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Rizofora Mangle - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s

Rizofora Mangle - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s

By Vincenzo Tenore

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph hand watercolored. Belongs to the Series "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration o...

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1870s Modern Antique Mangler

Materials

Lithograph

Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Mangle Board
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Mangle Board

Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Mangle Board

Located in Greenwich, CT

Charming early 19th Century Swedish folk art mangle board having a stylized horse handle, the body with geometric carving and traces of original polychrome paint.

Category

19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Antique Swedish Mangle Board Love Token with Carvings from 1785.
Antique Swedish Mangle Board Love Token with Carvings from 1785.

Antique Swedish Mangle Board Love Token with Carvings from 1785.

Located in Asaa, DK

Antique Swedish Mangle Board Love Token with Carvings from 1785. Made in Sweden.

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Beech

Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table  A Great piece of History
Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table  A Great piece of History

Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table A Great piece of History

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table A Great piece of History and a decorative garden Table all in one, you don’t need me to explain how this works, it stands on lit...

Category

Early 1900s Industrial Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table  A Great piece of History
Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table  A Great piece of History

Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table A Great piece of History

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Pine Top Mangle or Cast-Iron Industrial Garden Table A Great piece of History and a decorative garden Table all in one, you don’t need me to explain how this works, it stands on lit...

Category

Early 1900s Industrial Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Original French Louis XV Coachbuilder’s Design for a Jeweller’s Trade Carriage
Original French Louis XV Coachbuilder’s Design for a Jeweller’s Trade Carriage

Original French Louis XV Coachbuilder’s Design for a Jeweller’s Trade Carriage

Located in Lincoln, GB

The inclusion of the guild's technical tools (the mangle and hammers) directly alongside the jewelry inscription tells us this carriage was built for a major manufacturing workshop.

Category

18th Century French Louis XV Antique Mangler

Materials

Paper

Visit Western Australia Floral Emblem Original Vintage Poster
Visit Western Australia Floral Emblem Original Vintage Poster

Visit Western Australia Floral Emblem Original Vintage Poster

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

It shows a native flower, representing the Floral Emblem of WA, the Mangles Kangaroo Paw.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Mangler

Materials

Paper

Miniature Cast Iron Linen Press with Schildkröt Doll, 1890-1900
Miniature Cast Iron Linen Press with Schildkröt Doll, 1890-1900

Miniature Cast Iron Linen Press with Schildkröt Doll, 1890-1900

Located in Delft, NL

A miniature cast iron linen press with Schildkröt doll, 1890-1900 An antique miniature mangle linen press, circa 1890-1900, made of cast iron with 2 wooden shelves and wooden roll...

Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Black Forest Mantle Carving "Antler's Clash"
Black Forest Mantle Carving "Antler's Clash"

Black Forest Mantle Carving "Antler's Clash"

By Black Forest

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Swiss Black Forest mantle carving of two fighting stags. Great mangle carving piece. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published.

Category

1920s Swiss Black Forest Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

'Child and Seeing Hands' — Surrealist Masterwork, Signed Engraving, 1970
'Child and Seeing Hands' — Surrealist Masterwork, Signed Engraving, 1970

'Child and Seeing Hands' — Surrealist Masterwork, Signed Engraving, 1970

By Hans Bellmer

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Bellmer’s dolls (one of which he made with a large, bulbous abdomen and two hinged pelvises) often appear fragmented and mangled as though appendages had been detached and rearranged.

Category

1670s Surrealist Antique Mangler

Materials

Photogravure, Engraving

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Child's Miniature Clothes Mangle
Child's Miniature Clothes Mangle

Child's Miniature Clothes Mangle

Unavailable

H 19.3 in W 15.75 in D 7.49 in

Child's Miniature Clothes Mangle

Located in Fitzroy, Victoria

painted steel frame, timber rollers and rubber-rimmed wheels

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Mangler

Materials

Steel

Art Nouveau Cast Iron Mangle
Art Nouveau Cast Iron Mangle

Art Nouveau Cast Iron Mangle

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H 52 in W 41.5 in D 25 in

Art Nouveau Cast Iron Mangle

Located in New Orleans, LA

Late 19th century Art Nouveau painted iron chateau "presse a ligne" mangle, marked "Furderer, Jaegler and Cie, Strassburg".

Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Victorian Baker Box Mangle in Working Condition
Victorian Baker Box Mangle in Working Condition

Victorian Baker Box Mangle in Working Condition

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H 61.03 in W 79.34 in D 50.6 in

Victorian Baker Box Mangle in Working Condition

Located in Norwich, GB

Unusual Victorian Baker box mangle in working condition.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Mangler

Victorian Silver Mounted Claret Jug Made by John Figg in 1858
Victorian Silver Mounted Claret Jug Made by John Figg in 1858

Victorian Silver Mounted Claret Jug Made by John Figg in 1858

Located in London, GB

Admiral Thomas Hutchinson Mangles Martin , of Bitterne Lodge, Bitterne, Southampton, Motto : Fide et clementia, Faith and Mercy.  

Category

1850s English Victorian Antique Mangler

Materials

Silver

Mangle
Mangle

Mangle

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H 42 in W 24 in D 20 in

Mangle

Located in Baltimore, MD

A fine working example of a hand mangle, used for squeezing water from wet garments and fabrics prior to hanging on a washing line.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Vintage Mangle, 1920s
Vintage Mangle, 1920s

Vintage Mangle, 1920s

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H 49.61 in W 37.8 in D 19.69 in

Vintage Mangle, 1920s

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A large iron framed manual machine with two cylinders for rolling and pressing washed clothes, connected by cogs and manually operated by turning a side wheel with a large crank hand...

Category

Early 20th Century British Industrial Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Period Danish Mangle Board
Period Danish Mangle Board

Period Danish Mangle Board

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H 22.45 in W 6.03 in D 6.03 in

Period Danish Mangle Board

Located in Copenhagen, K

Beautiful and charming Folk Art, love gift between the chosen ones Anno, 1808.

Category

Early 1800s Danish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Danish Mangle Board, Dated 1816
Danish Mangle Board, Dated 1816

Danish Mangle Board, Dated 1816

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H 1.19 in W 25.6 in D 5.91 in

Danish Mangle Board, Dated 1816

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Beautiful Mangleboard from 1816, with a mermaid handle. A mangle board was used when 'ironing' clothes. The mold is an approx. 65 cm long wooden board with bail handle, like the s...

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19th Century Danish Antique Mangler

Norwegian Mangle Board, 18th C.
Norwegian Mangle Board, 18th C.

Norwegian Mangle Board, 18th C.

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W 25.6 in D 5.91 in

Norwegian Mangle Board, 18th C.

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Mangleboard with Norwegian lion as handle, anno 1761.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Norwegian Folk Art Antique Mangler

Poetic 18th Century Swedish Folk-Art Horse Mangle
Poetic 18th Century Swedish Folk-Art Horse Mangle

Poetic 18th Century Swedish Folk-Art Horse Mangle

Located in Greenwich, CT

Mangles were used for smoothing linen and spreading duvets .

Category

18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Mangler

Materials

Oak

19th Century American Early Washing Machine with Mangle
19th Century American Early Washing Machine with Mangle

19th Century American Early Washing Machine with Mangle

Located in Forney, TX

A rare, hard to find, rustic antique (believed to be American) hand powered early clothes washing machine. Surmounted by a mangle (wringer) the primitive 19th century washer having a...

Category

19th Century Primitive Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Antique Danish Highly Carved Mangle Board with Horse Handle Dated 1779
Antique Danish Highly Carved Mangle Board with Horse Handle Dated 1779

Antique Danish Highly Carved Mangle Board with Horse Handle Dated 1779

Located in Round Top, TX

This highly carved mangle board shows off the craftsman's skill in the incredibly detailed scrolled carving.

Category

Late 18th Century Danish Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Antique Green Painted Mangle Board with Carved Horse Handle from Denmark
Antique Green Painted Mangle Board with Carved Horse Handle from Denmark

Antique Green Painted Mangle Board with Carved Horse Handle from Denmark

Located in Round Top, TX

A mangle board, sometimes called a smoothing board, is an interesting domestic tool that became a type of Scandinavian Folk Art.

Category

Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Danish Mangle Board with Horse-Shaped Handles and Owner's Initials, Dated 1829
Danish Mangle Board with Horse-Shaped Handles and Owner's Initials, Dated 1829

Danish Mangle Board with Horse-Shaped Handles and Owner's Initials, Dated 1829

Located in Kastrup, DK

Danish Mangle Board with Horse-Shaped Handles, 1829. This antique mangle board features handles intricately carved in the shape of two horses, a design that is rarely seen.

Category

Early 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Mangle Board Laundry Tool with Carved Spheres and Horse Handle
Antique Carved Mangle Board Laundry Tool with Carved Spheres and Horse Handle

Antique Carved Mangle Board Laundry Tool with Carved Spheres and Horse Handle

Located in Round Top, TX

This mangle board shows off the craftsman's skill in the wonderful carved spheres and traditional horse.

Category

Early 19th Century Danish Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

English walnut linen press by Thomas Bradford & Company, 1850-1900
English walnut linen press by Thomas Bradford & Company, 1850-1900

English walnut linen press by Thomas Bradford & Company, 1850-1900

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Thomas Bradford was a leading English manufacturer of washing machines, mangles, wringers, drying closets, and linen presses, with stores in London, Manchester, Salford, and Liverpoo...

Category

Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Mangler

Materials

Walnut

The Root of Kings Evil, 1835
The Root of Kings Evil, 1835

The Root of Kings Evil, 1835

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H 11 in W 13 in D 1 in

The Root of Kings Evil, 1835

Located in London, GB

In this ghoulish image by George Cruikshank, an apparition of a demon appears to King George III from the well of a censer, as he sits in his study, reading on the subject of the his...

Category

19th Century European Early Victorian Antique Mangler

Materials

Paper

Lady Sewing
Lady Sewing

James McBeyLady Sewing, 1924

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H 22.5 in W 17 in

Lady Sewing

By James McBey

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

He printed the results on paper using a domestic mangle. By 1910 he had enough confidence in his own ability to abandon banking and spent the summer in the Netherlands where he viewe...

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1920s Impressionist Antique Mangler

Materials

Watercolor

Danish Mangle Board Dated 1794
Danish Mangle Board Dated 1794

Danish Mangle Board Dated 1794

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H 5.52 in W 26.78 in D 5.12 in

Danish Mangle Board Dated 1794

Located in Kastrup, DK

Danish mangle board (clothing and bedding press) dated 1794.

Category

Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Mangler

Materials

Beech

18th Century Austrian Table Mangle or Clothes Press
18th Century Austrian Table Mangle or Clothes Press

18th Century Austrian Table Mangle or Clothes Press

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A rare piece consisting of a pine table doubling as a mangle, with the rollers and foot press housed in the interior, iron handle on the side, and the top opening on a slant to provi...

Category

Late 18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Mangler

Materials

Iron

Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Horse from 1754.
Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Horse from 1754.

Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Horse from 1754.

Located in Asaa, DK

Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Horse from 1754. Made in Denmark.

Category

Mid-18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Oak

Antique Danish Mangle Board Wedding Love Gift Painted Wood with Horse Handle
Antique Danish Mangle Board Wedding Love Gift Painted Wood with Horse Handle

Antique Danish Mangle Board Wedding Love Gift Painted Wood with Horse Handle

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

Antique Danish mangle board (clothing and bedding press) from ca. 1800 to 1850.

Category

Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Wood

Danish 18th Century Carved Dated Mange Board
Danish 18th Century Carved Dated Mange Board

Danish 18th Century Carved Dated Mange Board

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H 3.55 in W 5.52 in D 24.81 in

Danish 18th Century Carved Dated Mange Board

Located in Kastrup, DK

Folk Art from Northern Europe. Danish mangle board in original untouched condition. Blue and red paint with age related patina and wear.

Category

18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Mangler

Materials

Beech, Pine

Fine British School 19th Century Oil - Hanging Out the Washing
Fine British School 19th Century Oil - Hanging Out the Washing

Fine British School 19th Century Oil - Hanging Out the Washing

Located in Corsham, GB

A spectacular 19th century oil painting depicting figures outside a stone and thatched dwelling, washing clothes with a mangle. The attractive landscape scene has been well presented...

Category

19th Century Antique Mangler

Materials

Oil

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Antique Mangler For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique mangler you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every antique mangler was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique mangler — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique mangler made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Mangler?

The average selling price for an antique mangler at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $6,250 for the highest priced.