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OBJECT TYPE: ABSORPTIVE/GOFFERING
DATE: 1800–1850
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0833.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, PROBABLY IRON BASE, CYLINDER & LUG. TURNED WOODEN HANDLE ON.2

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 5.4 cm
Height: 12.7 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF IRON USED C.1600-1850'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO FORM FOLDS IN RUFFS, AND TO PRESS RUFFLES, TUCKS, ETC. TOY GOFFERING IRONS USED FOR THIS PURPOSE ON DOLL & BABY CLOTHES, AND AS PLAYTHINGS.
Technical: GOFFERING IRONS (ALSO CALLED TALLY IRON) ORIGINATED IN ITALY DURING 1600S. THEY WERE CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR FORMING THE INTRICATE TUCKS, RUFFLES & RUFFS THEN FASHIONABLE. SPECIALLY STARCHEDMATERIAL WAS DRAPED OVER THE HEATED BARREL OR CYLINDER OF THE IRON. THIS HEAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE IRON LUG WARMED & INSERTED IN TUBE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: NONE, HOWEVER MOST GOFFERING IRONS PROVIDED WITH 2 OR MORE HEATING LUGS, TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS HEAT SOURCE
Finish: BLACK METAL BASE HAS BRIGHT FINISH.
Decoration: PATTERN CAST IN BASE OF RAISED CURVING SWIRLS, LINES & DOTS. STAND FORMS CURVING-S PATTERN.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Iron, between 1800–1850, Artifact no. 1995.0833, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0833.001/

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