Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

.1-.3 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE WOODEN HAND GRIP ON.1

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

9,5 cm

Hauteur

19,0 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

REAL GAS

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Michigan

Ville

Jackson

Contexte

Pays

Amérique du Nord

État/province

Inconnu

Période

THIS TYPE OF IRON USED C. 1915- MID-1920S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

Est. in Toronto in 1848, Consumers' Gas Co. of Toronto manufactured and supplied gas to its customers. In 1908, it opened the first gas appliance store, selling, installing and servicing a variety of appliances. Aggressive promotion and sales campaigns increased the sale of gas appliances. Gas irons similar to this example were part of a cg display at the 1913 CNE: 8,000 irons were sold in June & July alone. (ref.4)

Fonction

Used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics.

Technique

Gas irons were introduced in the 1890s in the USA. Lighter, cleaner and heated more quickly & evenly, they were viewed as an improvement over the heavy sad iron. A flexible hose connected to a gas outlet on the wall supplied gas to the iron: mixed with air, gas burned in a perforated tube inside the iron. (ref. 3) Correction to period of use: this type of iron used 1900 on.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.1 "THE REAL GAS IRON/ REAL GAS APPLIANCE C[O]./ JACKSON, MICH./ PATENTED. JUNE 9, 1914" printed on plate screwed to handle mounting. "3" incised on gas receptacle..2-.3 no markings visible.

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Fini

MOST SURFACES OF IRON AND TRIVET ARE HEAVILY PITTED, OBSCURING ORIGINAL SILVER METAL FINISH. WOODEN HAND GRIP HAS BEEN PAINTED BLACK. MECHANISM TO SECURE.1 TO IRON BODY IS BRASS-COLOURED.

Décoration

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