General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

CHROME PLATED METAL HOUSING/ ALUMINUM SOLE PLATE/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE & TEMP. CONTROL DIAL/ FIBRE COVERED CORD WITH CHROME PLATED METAL COIL CORD LIFT & RUBBER & METAL PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length

23.2 cm

Width

11.2 cm

Height

11.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Laundry

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

MIDDLETON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maryland

City

Baltimore

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

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.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 ON UNDERSIDE OF HOUSING READ: 'MIDDLETON ELECTRIC IRON/ MODEL H/ 1000 WATT 120 VOLT CSA APP NO 7198/ ALTERNATING CURRENT ONLY/ MANUFACTURED BY/ MIDDLETON & MEADS CO., INC./ BALTIMORE-2, MD. U.S.A./ USE WALL OR FLOOR RECEPTACLE/ ONLY'/ SETTINGS ON TEMPERATURE CONTROL DIAL READ: 'OFFNYLON RAYON SILK WOOL COTTON LINEN'/ MFR'S LOGO ON PLUG PRONGS READS: 'GE'

Missing

From CA of 04/06/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

POLISHED CHROME FINISH ON HOUSING & CORD LIFT/ SOLE PLATE ALUMINUM UNFINISHED/ TEMP. CONTROL DIAL BLACK SYNTHETIC WITH WHITE PRINTING/ FIBRE CORD COVERING BLACK & WHITE (FADED)/ PLUG BLACK RUBBER WITH PRONGS METAL UNFINISHED

Decoration

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