Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Cast iron body & lid. Brass heat shield. Wooden handle and latch knob.

Dimensions

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

Longueur

23,0 cm

Largeur

12,9 cm

Hauteur

22,3 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Buanderie

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

Charcoal irons were presumably used in Canada from the 1880s up and until the 1950s.

Fonction

Used to press and smooth textiles.

Technique

Charcoal irons were innovations to the traditional sad iron or cold handle sad iron. They were used in many rural areas up and into the 1950s, as electricity was either unavailable or unreliable. In many developing countries, this style of iron (traditional and not tailor's) is still quite popular. Charcoal was placed inside the iron. Smoke from the burning charcoal was drawn up through the chimney and away from the clothes. The flue at the back of the iron could be opened or kept shut depending on how much oxygen was needed to keep the charcoals burning. Sizing on irons varied – the larger the size of the iron, the heavier the textile in need of pressing. This particular iron's size is an 8 ½; required for pressing a heavier textile.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

‘VICTORIA/DIEU ET MON DROIT/REGISTERED’ embossed on heat shield along with a coat of arms. ‘8 ½’ cast on stack and inside of base.

Manque

V-shaped grate inside firebox? From CA of 03/18/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Fini

Unfinished and polished metal body. Wooden handle and knob originally varnished?

Décoration

Raised leaf-like pattern cast along edges of lid. Raised stitch-like pattern embossed along sides of heat shield with floral motif at either end.