General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel plated pressed steel housing and cast iron sole plate. Nickel plated metal handle and plug guard. Wooden hand grip. Synthetic temperature control knob. Metal dial.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

12.9 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

Leeders

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Manufactured by Leeders Limited of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Leeders Limited donated this iron to Ontario Hydro, who donated it to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 1992. Presumably used in Winnipeg and the rest of Canada.

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

Rectangular mfr's plate on back of housing reads: 'Prideway AUTOMATIC IRON BY LEEDERS/ 550 WATTS 115 VOLTS MODEL NUMBER EI-19-A C.S.A. APP. NO. 7455/ LEEDERS LTD. WINNIPEG, CANADA'. Temperature control settings on dial on top of iron read: 'L [logo] RAYON SILK WOOL COTTON LINEN'.

Missing

Electrical cord. From CA of 03/28/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Polished nickel finish on housing, sole plate, handle & plug guard. Wooden hand grip painted black. Black synthetic knob. Unfinished metal dial and mfr's plate with black background and silver printing.

Decoration

N/A