Back in the day
Clues are items or personal things that were used in and around the home that are obsolete or a collector’s item now
Example …. Ribbon used for storing sounds (4, 8). Answer …. Tape recorder
2. Transparent agitator to see if sprayed is forming (5,5)
6. Matilda had one in case of a hurricane (6,4)
8. Wogan didn’t design these tot essentials (6,7)
10. Swop funny chat about a sag un-wrinkler (3,5)
12. White liquid holder looks like it’s ready for the scrap heap (4,5)
13. Rusty oz man used appliance to wash (3,7,7)
15. Commerce board men kept theirs in the bedroom (7,3)
16. Pinocchio uses this with nose to agitate the liquid (6,5)
Wiki is your friend Jack. (I'm old enough, too, and don't remember them).
The gas was attached to the iron from the domestic gas supply through the tap and tube at the back of the iron. There are two rows of six jets inside the body of the iron, and gas flowed from these jets, which were then lit. This heated the metal base, making it hot enough to press out creases.