General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL WITH WOOD HANDLE, SYNTHETIC KNOB/.2 METAL/ CORD INCLUDES METAL, SYNTHETIC & FIBRE

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

10.7 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

Westinghouse

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Manufactured by Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Used in the province of Quebec.

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

.1 STAMPED 'Westinghouse/ ADJUST-O-MATIC/ PATENTED 1925 1927 1928/ 111-120 VOLTS 600 WATTS CAT. NO. LR4A/ HAMILTON CANADA/ H.E.P.C. APP. NO. 27'/ AROUND KNOB 'LOW', 'MED', 'HIGH'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 CHROME-LIKE FINISH, DISCOLOURED TO GOLDEN BROWN ON PTS OF SOLE PLATE, SOME CORROSION/ BLACK KNOB/ HANDLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK, BUT NOW MOSTLY RUBBED OFF, SHOWS WOODGRAIN/.2 DULL SILVER COLOUR, SOME RUSTY CORROSION

Decoration

N/A