General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel-plated iron body. Wooden handle. Metal tank.

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

5.5 cm

Height

14.7 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Type used in Canada. Donated to the museum by a resident of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Function

Used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. The heat source from an alcohol iron was from a burning wick inside the iron.

Technical

Alcohol iron's 4 lb. size was designed with travellers in mind. Its curved heel permitted polishing. Alcohol irons were an innovation on the widely popular gas fired irons of the second half of the 19th century. Alcohol irons were equipped with a tank which had to be pressurized through the use of a small hand pump.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Engraved trade mark used by Carl Pack on the Flott iron (a fish passing through a ring) appears on the burner along with the initials 'C' and 'K'.

Missing

Valve on fuel tank. From CA of 03/18/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Nickel-plated iron and tank. Varnished hardwood handle.

Decoration

N/A