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- OBJECT TYPE
- Electric/Adjust temp/Cordless
- DATE
- 1948–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0831.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Eureka Williams Corp.
- MODEL
- 150 A
- LOCATION
- Bloomington, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- White metal body with bright metal plated steel casing. Bakelite handle. Steel mfr.’s plate.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 12.2 cm
- Height
- 15.5 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
- Eureka
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Bloomington
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of iron used c. 1948-1955 and later.
- Canada
-
Type used in Canada. - Function
-
To press or smooth fabrics, especially clothing. - Technical
-
Example of cordless iron where heating & temperature control are located in base. This Eureka cordless iron was manufactured between 1948 and 1955 (See ref.1, p.233). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ‘[red star] EUREKA/ CORDLESS/ AUTOMATIC/ [red star]/ DETROIT’.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Smooth, black moulded handle. Bright silver metal iron.
- Decoration
- Two red 5-pointed stars and narrow band of upright gold tone bands decorate mfr.'s plate.
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Eureka Williams Corp., Iron, between 1948–1955, Artifact no. 1995.0831, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.0831.001/
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