General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Nickel-plated pressed steel housing & cast iron sole plate. Nickel-plated metal handle with wooden hand grip. Nickel-plated metal heel stand.

Dimensions

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

Length

19.1 cm

Width

10.2 cm

Height

12.6 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

Pacific Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Ontario

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

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

Function

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

Technical

The Hotpoint iron was designed in 1905 by Earl H. Richardson from California. The heating elements in this iron are arranged in such a way that the heat is concentrated at the forward point of the soleplate, to better iron buttonholes and pleated materials; hence the name 'Hotpoint". Richardson established the Pacific Electric in 1906 and in 1911 changed the company’s name to Hotpoint Electric.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. plate on heel stand reads: 'STANDARD Hotpoint [LOGO] IRON/ VOLT 110 AMP. 5.3 6 lb. DATE 6-13/ PATENTED MODEL H/ PACIFIC ELECTRIC HEATING CO./ NEW YORK - ONTARIO, CAL. - CHICAGO'

Missing

From CA of 03/31/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Polished nickel finish on housing, sole plate, handle and heel stand. Wooden hand grip enamelled black. Mfr.'s plate made of unfinished brass; brass printing on black background.

Decoration

N/A