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OBJECT TYPE: Electric
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0330.001

MANUFACTURER: Ideal Electric Mfg. Co.
MODEL: B
LOCATION: London, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 7000?
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Nickel-plated cast iron. Asbestos layer between top and sole plate. Wooden hand grip. Fibre wrapped around copper wire cord.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.8 cm
Width: 7.7 cm
Height: 14.8 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: Ideal
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: London

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: The electric iron was invented in 1882, by Howard Seely. Seely patented his electric flatiron on June 6, 1882 (U.S. Patent no. 259,054). Early electric irons used a carbon arc to create heat, which was an unsafe method. In 1892, hand irons using electrical resistance were introduced by Crompton and Company and the General Electric Company. During the 1950s, electric steam irons were introduced.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raise letters on rectangular mfr's plate on iron top read: 'THE IDEAL ELECTRIC MFG. CO./ TYPE B NO. 7000/ VOLTS I25 AMP./ LONDON. ONT./ PATENTED 1908'.
Missing: Plug From CA of 04/08/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - plug cut off, missing
Finish: Polished nickel finish on body and handle. Unfinished wooden hand grip. Beige, red and black fibre cord covering. Unfinished metal mfr's plate.
Decoration: N/A

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Ideal Electric Mfg. Co., Iron, after 1908, Artifact no. 1992.0330, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0330.001/

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