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OBJECT TYPE: gas
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0438.001

MANUFACTURER: Sun Flame Appliances
MODEL: Sun Flame
LOCATION: Ridgefield, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Ferrous metal iron with non-ferrous metal parts/ Synthetic? handle

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 15.2 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: Sun Flame
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Ridgefield

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A small household appliance which used heat to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. This example was used by a second owner to apply wax to skis.
Technical: The patent on this style of iron relates to the internal fuel reservoir that is built into the rear of the handle rather than being separated from the iron. Because of this innovation, the user was able rest the iron in a vertical position [resting on the handle] rather than leaving it flat on an iron stand when not in use.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Indented lettering on handle base reads 'Sun Flame/ SUN FLAME SUN FLAME APPLIANCES/ RIDGEFIELD N.J.'/ Indented lettering on iron reads 'PATENT No. 2065492 - DEC. 22 1936/ MADE IN U.S.A.' and 'USE ONLY APPROVED FUEL/ READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING'
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Plated iron/ Black and brown handle
Decoration: N/A

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Sun Flame Appliances, Iron, after 1936, Artifact no. 2008.0438, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0438.001/

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