General Information

Serial #

29223

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM SLEEVES/ CAST IRON STAND

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

58.4 cm

Width

63.5 cm

Height

149.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PANTEX

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Rhode Island

City

Central Falls

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

SOMETIME BETWEEN 1920 WHEN THE LAUNDRY WAS ESTABLISHED AND 1976 WHEN IT WAS CLOSED.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF MACHINERY USED IN A CHINESE HAND LAUNDRY IN ONTARIO

Function

AFTER THE SHIRT IS WASHED AND DRIED THE SLEEVES ARE PUT ON THE FORM AND WITH AN ATTACHED "HEATING PAD" THE SLEEVES ARE SMOOTHED AND A CREASE PUT IN AS PART OF THE FINISHING IN THE LAUNDRY. THE COMPLETE UNIT (FORM AND PAD) IS CALLED A "SLEEVER".

Technical

THIS UNIT, WITH A HEAT PAD, WAS MEANT TO BE USED IN THE LAUNDRY ALONG WITH A CUFF-COLLAR-YOKE PRESS AND A BOSOM-BODY PRESS TO FINISH SHIRTS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED VERTICALLY ON PEDESTAL: 'PANTEX'/ PLATE: 'CANADIAN PANTEX/ MACHINERY CO., LTD./ OF MONTREAL, CANADA/ THIS MACHINE EMBODIES FEATURES/ COVERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE/ FOLLOWING UNITED STATES PATENTS/ 1661153...2184375/ CANADIAN PAT: 205379 287225/ 287226 OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ MODEL/ L 233/ NO. 29223/ TESTED TO 150 LBS./ STEAM PRESSURE/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN STAND: '1784''733'

Missing

CONNECTIONS

Finish

PAINTED GREY/ SLEEVES POLISHED

Decoration

N/A