Iron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Absorptive/Fluting
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0341.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Nickel-plated iron.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.5 cm
- Width
- 4.8 cm
- Height
- 6.7 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
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Type used in Canada. - Function
-
For crimping or fluting lace collars, cuffs and ruffles on clothing. Also referred to as ‘quilling tongs’. - Technical
-
Demonstrates a desire for the specialization of the tasks and purposes of ironing present in the mid-1860s. Only hand held fluting iron in the Collection. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Engraving on centre ridge reads:'MADE IN U.S.A.'.
- Missing
- From CA of 04/10/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Nickel-plated.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Iron, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0341, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0341.001/
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