General Information

Serial #

A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel plated pressed steel housing & cast iron sole plate. Nickel plated metal handle, heel stand and plug guard. Wooden hand grip. Synthetic heat control knob.

Dimensions

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

Length

20.2 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

13.4 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

Dalyte

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Guelph

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Manufactured by Dalyte Electric Limited of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the Museum in 1992.

Function

To press textiles. Temperature control provided greater efficiency when pressing different styles and weights of textiles.

Technical

Highlights advances in the efficiency and ease of ironing. Temperature control was an innovation in this domestic technology that dates to the late 1920s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr.'s plate on heel stand reads: 'Dalyte Quality Super Automatic/ Adjustable Heat Control/ USE ON ALTERNATING CURRENT ONLY/ VOLTS 110 PAT. NO. 266459 DEC. 7-26 AND PENDING WATTS 660/ SERAIL NO. A WEIGHT 8 LBS./ DALYTE ELECTRIC, LIMITED, Guelph, Ont./ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL NO. 210'. Temperature control settings stamped into dial on handle read: 'LOW SILK-WOOL-COTTON-LINEN HIGH'. An encircled '2' (written with a permanent marker) appears on the proper right side of the iron.

Missing

Electrical cord From CA of 03/28/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing cord

Finish

Polished nickel finish on housing, sole plate, handle, heel stand and plug guard. Hand grip originally painted black (worn). Maroon synthetic knob.

Decoration

N/A