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OBJECT TYPE: Absorptive/Detachable handle
DATE: 1918–1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0315.003

MANUFACTURER: Dover Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Dover, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cast iron body.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 5.5 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: Dover
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Dover

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Flat irons or sad irons were heated on a stove and then used to press and smooth textiles. When thoroughly heated, the handle/nickel case was attached to the sad iron base and secured with a screw. While one iron was being used, the other two (or one of the other two) would be heated on the stove. Once the iron being used had cooled, it would be placed on the stove, the handle would be removed and then attached to another (hot) iron base. These sets were made up of different weighted irons, which were designed to be used on differently weighted textiles.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed lettering reads: 'DOVER/ NO. 62/ SAD IRON'.
Missing: From CA of 04/15/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Black wrinkle finish on iron.
Decoration: N/A

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Dover Mfg. Co., Iron, after 1918–1936, Artifact no. 1987.0315, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0315.003/

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