General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel-plated iron & steel construction save wooden hand grip., synthetic thumb rest, and glass cover over temperature dial.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

10.9 cm

Height

11.5 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

Brock Snyder

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Grimsby

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This type of iron used c. 1944+

Canada

This type of iron was made in Canada, and used in Canadian households from 1944 onwards.

Function

To press textiles. Temperature control provided greater efficiency when pressing different styles and weights of textiles.

Technical

Highlights advances in the efficiency and ease of ironing. Temperature control was an innovation in this domestic technology that dates to the late 1920s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"C S A APP. No. 348/ 110 V 565 W./ THE/ BROCK SNYDER MFG. CO./ GRIMSBY ONT." incised on underside of iron. "CLIPPER" appears in raised print on plug end of iron upper body. Temperature gauge labelled, and marked "MADE IN U.S.A.".

Missing

Electrical cord.

Finish

Silver metal iron body. Handle has been painted black. Black thumb rest. Glass over temperature gauge is cracked.

Decoration

N/A