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- OBJECT TYPE
- Electric
- DATE
- 1908
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0337.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Electrical Heater Co.
- MODEL
- American Beauty 6 1/2
- LOCATION
- Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- J219
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Nickel plated pressed steel housing and cast iron sole plate. Nickel plated metal handle with wooden hand grip. Brass mfr's plate.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 9.6 cm
- Height
- 12.8 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
- American Electrical
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Detroit
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the Museum in 1992. Ontario Hydro received this iron from Toronto Hydro-Electric System and accessioned it in 1964. - Function
-
Used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. - Technical
-
The electric iron was invented in 1882, by Howard Seely. Seely patented his electric flatiron on June 6, 1882 (U.S. Patent no. 259,054). Early electric irons used a carbon arc to create heat, which was an unsafe method. In 1892, hand irons using electrical resistance were introduced by Crompton and Company and the General Electric Company. During the 1950s, electric steam irons were introduced. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plate on iron top reads: 'AMERICAN/ BEAUTY/ IRON'. Mfr's marks stamped on heel read: '"AMERICAN"/ No 6 1/2 BEAUTY TYPE/ MADE BY/ AMERICAN ELECTRICAL HEATER CO./ DETROIT. U.S.A./ PAT. MAY 1908 PATENTS PENDING./ VOLTS 105-114 WATTS 525/ J219'.
- Missing
- From CA of 03/29/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Polished nickel finish on housing, sole plate, and handle. Hand grip painted black. Unfinished copper mfr's plate with black graphics.
- Decoration
- Mfr's plate in shape of triangle with bar across wide end (at top).
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American Electrical Heater Co., Iron, circa 1908, Artifact no. 1992.0337, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.0337.001/
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