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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/TAILORS GOOSE
DATE: 1913
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1091.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH WOODEN HANDLE, MICA INSULATION INSIDE

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 16.7 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO SMOOTH WRINKLES FROM FABRIC, THIS STYLE GENERALLY USED FOR IRONING HEAVY MATERIALS AND/OR SLEEVES BY TAILORS & COMMERCIAL LAUNDRIES.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY ELECTRIC IRON, STILL SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO SAD IRONS & WITHOUT ANY MEANS TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BACK PLATE '22'
Missing: ORIGINAL POSTS ON BACK OF IRON HAVE BEEN REPLACED From CA of 04/25/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord
Finish: SILVER-COLOURED BODY, NOW MUCH CORRODED & DISCOLOURED/ HANDLE PAINTED BLACK AT ENDS, WORN DOWN TO BARE WOOD IN MIDDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Iron, before 1913, Artifact no. 1987.1091, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1091.001/

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