Iron
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Electric
- DATE
- 1917
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0377.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Superior Electrics Ltd.
- MODEL
- Superior
- LOCATION
- Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Nickel-plated pressed steel housing and sole plate. Nickel-plated metal handle and heel stand/plug guard. Wooden hand grip.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.4 cm
- Width
- 9.9 cm
- Height
- 12.4 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
- Superior
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Pembroke
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the museum in 1992. Ontario Hydro received it from Mr. Young, a security guard from Niagara Falls Regional Office and accessioned it into their collection in 1964. - Function
-
Used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. - Technical
-
The electric iron was invented in 1882, by Howard Seely. Seely patented his electric flatiron on June 6, 1882 (U.S. Patent no. 259,054). Early electric irons used a carbon arc to create heat, which was an unsafe method. In 1892, hand irons using electrical resistance were introduced by Crompton and Company and the General Electric Company. During the 1950’s, electric steam irons were introduced. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Round mfr.'s plate on iron top reads: 'SUPERIOR/ CAT. NO 22/ SUPERIOR ELECTRICS/ LIMITED/ PEMBROKE, CANADA/ VOLTS 110/ AMPS. 5/ H.E.P.C./ APPROVAL No 136'
- Missing
- Electrical cord From CA of 03/28/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord
- Finish
- Polished nickel finish on housing, sole plate, handle, and heel stand/ plug guard. Wooden hand grip enamelled black. Unfinished brass mfr.'s plate has black background & brass printing.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Superior Electrics Ltd., Iron, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1992.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0377.001/
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