Base, fluting iron

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1878
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0339.003

MANUFACTURER: Shepard Hardware Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Buffalo, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Iron base.

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 3.0 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: Shepard
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Buffalo

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Base meant to hold the heated slug above which the fluting iron board rests. Fluting iron used for crimping or fluting lace collars, cuffs and ruffles on clothing.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed lettering on bottom of base reads: 'SHEPARD HARDWARE CO./ PATENTED NOV. 12 DEC. 17.1878/ BUFFALO, N.Y.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Painted black.
Decoration: Corrugated lines around perimeter of base.

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Shepard Hardware Co., Base, fluting iron, after 1878, Artifact no. 1987.0339, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0339.003/

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