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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/TRAVEL
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0834.001

MANUFACTURER: ROWENTA
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. ASBESTOS PADS UNDER BASE OF HANDLE & BETWEEN IRON BODY AND SOLE. WOVEN WICKER OR REED COVERS HANDLE. CASE MADE OF WOOD & PAPER: EXTERIOR COVERED IN LEATHERETTE, INTERIOR LINED WITH FELT.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.8 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Height: 10.0 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: ROWENTA
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF IRON PROBABLY USED C. 1920S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: Purchase from Canadian collector to compare European technologies to Canadian technologies
Function: Used to press and smoth fabrics, especially clothing, when travelling.
Technical: Example of a travel iron featuring woven covering on metal handle & asbestos liners designed to shield operator from heat.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'ROWENTA/ D.R.G.M.S./ 110 220' INCISED IN HEEL
Missing: ELECTRICAL PLUG & CORD
Finish: SHOE, IRON & HANDLE APPEAR TO BE NICKEL-PLATED. LIGHT & DARK BROWN REED OR WICKER WOVEN OVERHANDLE. CARRYING CASE COVERED IN BROWN COWHIDE TEXTURED LEATHERETTE AND LINED WITH RED-BROWN FELT
Decoration: N/A

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ROWENTA, Iron, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1995.0834, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0834.001/

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