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OBJECT TYPE: Absorptive/Detachable handle
DATE: 1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0317.002

MANUFACTURER: Ives, H.R. & Co.
MODEL: 55
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Iron body.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.2 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 5.3 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: Ives
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Sad iron part of a set used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. Base absorbed and retained heat when the solid body of the iron was placed in close proximity or on an external heat source.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Most letters around edge are partially illegible but can read embossed: 'H.R. IVES & CO./MONTREAL'. Other markings around border are completely illegible, but last word is probably 'CANADA'. 'NO. 55/SIZE 1' also appears in raised print in centre top.
Missing: Handle From CA of 03/24/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no handles
Finish: Black wrinkle finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Ives, H.R. & Co., Iron, circa 1870, Artifact no. 1987.0317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0317.002/

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