Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

Iron body & handle.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

14,5 cm

Largeur

9,5 cm

Hauteur

12,5 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Buanderie

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Brockville

Contexte

Pays

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État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

This flat iron was manufactured by James Smart Manufacturing Company which was one of Canada’s top iron manufacturers at the turn of the 20th century (Ives and Allen and Taylor-Forbes were the other leading iron manufacturers in Canada). This iron is an example of a type 6 flat iron; Smart also manufactured 4,5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 pound irons. This style of iron was the most basic model that Smart produced; referring to the 1894 catalogue, this iron would have sold for $0.08.

Fonction

Flat irons or sad irons were heated on a stove and then used to press and smooth textiles.

Technique

The flat iron or sad iron was a precursor to the sad iron with a detachable handle and the sad iron slug. The flat iron was problematic for the user in that heat would readily transfer up and through the handle causing discomfort and, when the base of the iron was no longer hot enough to adequately press the desired textiles, the user would have to take a break from the task of ironing in order to re-heat the flat iron; this meant that it could not be continuously used and that the domestic chore took a longer period of time.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Embossed on back: 'BROCKVILLE'; Between handle brackets is an embossed diamond-shape with the letter 'G' in its centre; The number '6' was cast into top of the iron's point.

Manque

From CA of 03/25/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Fini

Black painted iron. Wrinkle finish.

Décoration

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