Iron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Charcoal
- DATE
- 1870
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0293.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Siddons, J. & J. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Victoria
- LOCATION
- West Bromwich, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cast iron body and lid. Brass heat shield and wooden hand grip & latch knob.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.5 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 21.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Laundry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Siddons
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- West Bromwich
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Charcoal irons were presumably used in Canada from the 1880s up and until the 1950s. - Function
-
Used to press and smooth textiles. Charcoal was placed inside the iron. Smoke from the burning charcoal was drawn up through the chimney and away from the clothes. The flue at the back of the iron could be opened or kept shut depending on how much oxygen was needed to keep the charcoals burning. - Technical
-
Mostly for commercial use. Charcoal irons were innovations to the traditional sad iron or cold handle sad iron. They were used in many rural areas up and into the 1950s, as electricity was either unavailable or unreliable. In many developing countries, this style of iron (traditional and not tailor’s) is still quite popular. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ‘VICTORIA/DIEU AND MON DROIT/REGISTERED’ embossed on heat shield with coat of arms. ‘7 ½ is embossed on stack and on the inside of the base. A raised ‘S’ cast on draught door (flue).
- Missing
- From CA of 03/18/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Unfinished, polished metal body. Lid has wrinkle finish. Wooden handle and knob; originally varnished?
- Decoration
- Raised leaf-like pattern cast along the edges of the lid. Raised stitch-like pattern embossed along the sides of the heat shield with a floral motif at either end.
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Siddons, J. & J. Ltd., Iron, circa 1870, Artifact no. 1987.0293, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0293.001/
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