General Information

Serial #

D46

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Chrome plated pressed steel housing. Plated cast iron (?) sole plate. Plated metal handle and plug guard. Wooden hand grip. Synthetic thumb rest and temperature control dial.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.4 cm

Width

11.2 cm

Height

13.0 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

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Manufactured by Canadian General Electric Company Limited of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian General donated this iron to Ontario Hydro, who donated it to the Canada Science and Technology 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 marks stamped on underside of housing read: 'D46' and 'CAUTION-USE WITH WALL OUTLET ONLY/ CAT. NO. F73-1000W.-115V. A.C. ONLY/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA/ PAT. 28, 29. OTHER PATS.PENDING CSA APP. NO. 336'. Temperature control settings pressed into top centre of iron reads: 'LO RAYON SILK WOOL COTTON LINEN HIGH OFF'. Mfr's mark pressed into heel of housing reads: 'GENERAL GE [logo] ELECTRIC'.

Missing

Electrical cord From CA of 04/07/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord

Finish

Polished metal finish on housing, sole plate, handle, and plug guard. Wooden handle painted black. Black synthetic thumb rest and temperature control dial.

Decoration

Pattern of parallel lines on housing and temperature control dial.