General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel-plated cast iron body, lid and handle. Wooden hand grip.

Dimensions

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

Length

24.0 cm

Width

9.3 cm

Height

14.1 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

Central Flatiron

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Binghamton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the Museum in 1992. Ontario Hydro originally received this iron from Toronto Hydro-Electric Systems and accessioned it into their collection in 1964.

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 cast along one side of lid read: 'CENTRAL FLATIRON MFG. CO./ BINGHAMTON, N.Y.' Other side reads: 'I.M.E. PAT. APR. 23 07/S. OTHER PATENTS PENDING'. Raised number '5' cast at heel end of lid. Piece of masking tape on handle reads: '31'. Black sticker on proper left side of iron reads: 'MG2-3'.

Missing

From CA of 04/08/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

Iron body has polished nickel finish. Nickel-plated lid and handle. Wooden hand grip painted black.

Decoration

N/A