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OBJECT TYPE: Absorptive/Detachable handle
DATE: 1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0256.003

MANUFACTURER: Woodyatt, A.R. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cast iron.

Dimensions

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

Length: 17.4 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Height: 5.0 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: Woodyatt
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Guelph

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Sad iron set used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. Base absorbed and retained heat when the solid body of the iron was placed in close proximity or on an external heat source.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised letters cast on top of iron read: 'A.R. WOODYATT/ GUELPH CANADA'. Raised number cast on either side of top reads '2'. Green sticker on side of iron reads 'MG2-16'.
Missing: From CA of 04/08/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no handle
Finish: Iron unfinished. Sole polished.
Decoration: N/A

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Woodyatt, A.R. & Co., Iron, circa 1880, Artifact no. 1992.0256, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0256.003/

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