General Information

Serial #

266301

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cast iron base and lid. Asbestos lid lining. Wooden hand grip. Brass gas fittings and mfr.'s plate.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.2 cm

Width

9.2 cm

Height

15.5 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

Beetall

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the Museum in 1992.

Function

Used 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. 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

Marked 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.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Raised letters around inside of mfr.'s plate on top read: 'BEETALL MANUFACTURING CO/ REG.D/ NO. 266301/ THE BEETALL/ PATENTED/ NO. 2387/96/ BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND'. Red sticker on proper left side of sole plate reads: 'MG.2.2'.

Missing

From CA of 04/10/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

Unfinished iron base. Polished sole. Iron lid painted black. Finished wooden hand grip. Unfinished metal gas fittings. Unfinished brass mfr.'s plate.

Decoration

Embossed oval mfr.'s plate contains globe with a crowned lion in a reclining position across the top of a banner, with a small flower on either side.