General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Iron top and bottom. Ceramic middle. Plastic handle. Brass knob on cock/valve.

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

14.8 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

Clark

Country

Wales

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

To press or smooth textiles. A rubber tube or hose fed gas to the iron from a tap in the wall, or from a ceiling fixture. The iron had a cock to regulate the flow of gas into the iron and a valve to control the amount of air admitted into the mixing chamber. After ignition, the air/gas mixture burned in a perforated tube inside the iron. Gas irons can be identified by a longish pipe coming out of the rear of the iron and pointing up at an angle. This placement would keep the hose out of the way of the user.

Technical

A technological innovation from the sad iron with detachable handle. The user no longer had to remain close to the hot stove in order to continuously press textiles; they had the mobility of a long rubber tube which eliminated the need to remain close to a heat source. The Fairy Prince line came in blue and green.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Embossed on top of iron: 'CLARKS/ FAIRY/ PRINCE/ NO. 374/ G.B. REG. NOS. 781179/ 793227'.

Missing

From CA of 03/25/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Silver brushed iron (top). Chrome-plated (?) iron (bottom). Blue ceramic (middle). Black plastic handle. Twisted metal hose. Orange rubber ends of (hose).

Decoration

N/A