Iron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Absorptive/Slug
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0299.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 8
- LOCATION
- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass body. Wooden handle. Some iron parts.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 10.3 cm
- Height
- 16.0 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Brockville
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Presumably used in Canada from the later 1800s into the 20th century. Manufactured in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Possibly by James Smart Manufacturing Company, as this large scale company was located in Brockville, however, there is no Smart insignia on the iron. James Smart Manufacturing Company was a prominent iron manufacturer in Canada. - Function
-
Used to press or smooth-out fabrics, this iron draws its heat from an iron 'slug' placed inside the body of the iron. The 'slug' was heated on a stove plate before being inserted into the iron. By constantly heating and interchanging slugs, the iron could be used continuously. This particular model holds the slug in place by means of a gate at the rear of the iron that could be raised and lowered at the user’s discretion. - Technical
-
Aesthetic advancement from the flat iron or sad iron with a detachable handle. The base of the iron remained clean and soot free which resulted in a cleaner pressed product. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- '8' incised on iron door and on the side of the handle bracket closest to the rear.
- Missing
- From CA of 03/18/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Brass coloured body. Handle originally painted black, but paint has worn off with use.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Iron, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1987.0299, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0299.001/
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