Peace ***** Wonderful ***** streamlined iron is another of the after war "musts". It is called the "never-lift" because the housewife will not have to lift it during the whole ironing process. The iron springs back on its own heels as shown. No muscle power is required and the family ironing is done without fatigue, we're told. November 12, 1944. (Photo by Hans Reinhart, International News Photos).