General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel-plated pressed steel housing. Nickel-plated cast iron sole plate. Metal handle with wooden hand grip and composition board thumb rest.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.6 cm

Width

9.3 cm

Height

12.3 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

Brock Snyder

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Grimsby

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the Museum in 1992.

Function

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

Technical

Example of a type of travel iron used in Canada.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Markings stamped on front of handle read: 'H.E.P.C./ 110V/ MODEL ? [possibly 'M']/ BROCK S[NYDER]/ MFG./ GRIM[SBY]'

Missing

Electrical cord. From CA of 04/08/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord

Finish

Polished nickel finish on housing, sole plate and handle. Wooden hand grip enamelled red & black. Composition board thumb rest pained black.

Decoration

Hand grip painted black at either end.