Trouser press

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This article is about the electrical appliance. For the magazine, see Trouser Press.

A trouser press is an electrical appliance used to smooth the wrinkles from a pair of trousers (pants in Australia, Canada, France, South Africa and the United States).

They are commonly provided in hotel rooms, though may also be purchased for home use; they are generally associated with use by businessmen who require a smart formal appearance to their suit.

The Corby Trouser Press range, manufactured by John Corby Limited of Andover, England (but founded Windsor, England in 1930) is one of the leading brands.

[edit] Trouser presses in popular culture

The comedian Bill Bailey discusses hotel trouser presses in his Tea, Coffee and Trouser Press Census tour diary, an extra feature on his Part Troll DVD. He later mounted one on a Segway on his Tinselworm tour.
The satirical magazine Private Eye frequently refers to trouser presses, as a form of generically boring home appliance, especially in the annual Christmas Gnomemart spoof catalogue. They are usually sponsored by a newsworthy celebrity or play a popular piece of music.
Trouser Presses often featured in the work of the Bonzo Dog Band.
In the novel Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, the steam-powered trouser press is the first invention developed by the cat race, an evolved humanoid form of the common house cat. It was invented even before the wheel.