Norwalk, California. Norwalk is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population is estimated to be 107,096 as of 2014. It is the 58th most densely-populated city in California. Founded in the late 19th century, Norwalk was incorporated as a city in 1957.
Report Abuse. Strike while the iron is hot means act while you have the chance to. It comes from the black-smithing practice of heating up metal and then striking it when it is malleable to shape it. If you let the metal cool off, then it breaks instead of bends into shape.
Earl Richardson invented a sole plate (the bottom part of the iron that is made of metal and does the actual pressing) that improved how and where sole plates were heated for better ironing. His iron had more heat in the tip than in the center and was known as the Hotpoint.