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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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