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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0683.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Ironing Machine Co. Ltd.
MODEL: SIMPLEX
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 567
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL FRAME/ METAL ROLL WITH FIBRE PADDING & COVER/ CAST METAL HOT SHOE WITH SHEET METAL EXTERIOR/ WOOD TABLE AT FRONT & TRAY UNDER ROLL UNIT/ SHEET METAL HOUSING PANELS FRONT & BACK OF MOTOR/ SYNTHETIC CONTROL SWITCHES/ FIBRE COVERED CORD WITH RUBBER PLUG & BRASS PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 88.2 cm
Width: 52.0 cm
Height: 85.3 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: Canadian Ironing
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RECTANGULAR MFR'S PLATE ON BASE READS: 'SIMPLEX IRONER/ MANUFACTURED BY/ CANADIAN IRONING MACHINE CO./ LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO/ SERIAL NO. 567/ H.E.P.C. APP. NO. 695/ VOLTS 110/ AMPS. 15.6'/ ROUND DECAL AT CENTRE OF WOOD TABLE AT FRONT READS: 'Simplex/ SINCE 1905'/ 'SIMPLEX' CAST IN RAISED LETTERS ON ENDS/ SWITCH ON CONTROL BOX READS: 'ON OFF'/ VARIOUS PART NOS. CAST IN RAISED LETTERS THROUGHOUT/ INCISED PRINTING ON MOTOR READS: 'DELCO/ RIGIDFRAME/MOTOR/ MODEL M4140/ H.P. 1/4/ VOLTS 110/ CYCLES 60/ R.P.M. 1725/ AMPS. 4.0/ SERIAL 3-20-53/ CSA APP. NO. 3664/ THE McKINNON/ INDUSTRIES LIMITED/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT./ *
Missing: PIECE ATTACHED TO HINGES AT EITHER END OF TOP OF HOT SHOE HOUSING? From CA of 07/04/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined - Brackets at rear of shoe may indicate missing part.
Finish: FRAME METAL PAINTED GRAY/ PADDING & COVER OFF-WHITE FIBRE/ HOT SHOE METAL UNFINISHED/ TABLE & TRAY WOOD PAINTED GRAY/ MOTOR HOUSINGPANELS METAL PAINTED GRAY/ CONTROL SWITCHES BLACK SYNTHETIC/ CORD COVERING RED& BLACK FIBRE/ PLUG BLACK RUBBER WITH PRONGS BRASS UNFINISHED/ DECAL ON TABLE RED & WHITE/ RAISED LETTERS ON ENDS PAINTED GOLD
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Ironing Machine Co. Ltd., Ironer, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.0683, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0683.001/

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