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- OBJECT TYPE
- Electric/Adjust temp
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0477.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Samson United
- MODEL
- L001
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Chrome-plated metal housing and cast iron sole plate. Synthetic handle and temperature control dial. Fibre-covered cord with metal coil cord lift and rubber brass plug.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 22.3 cm
- Width
- 11.1 cm
- Height
- 11.4 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
- Samson
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the museum in 1992. - 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 1920’s. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr.'s plate on heel reads: 'USE ON ALTERNATING/ CURRENT ONLY/ Samson [LOGO]/ UL/ SAMSON UNITED/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. TORONTO, CANADA/ STYLE No. L001 VOLTS 115 WATTS 1000'. Mfr.'s marks on underside of housing read: 'C.E.S.A.APPR. NO. 1158/ CAUTION/ USE WITH WALL OR/ BASE RECEPTACLE ONLY', 'KOSHOWSKI' scratched into metal, and '[KO]ShOWSKI/ WINON[G]' written in ink. Settings on temp. control dial read: 'OFF RAYON SILK WOOL COTTON LINEN HIGH'. Mfr.'s marks incised on top of housing above dial read: 'IRONING SPEED/ SLOW NORMAL FAST'. Raised lettering on plug read: 'VICEROY/ PAT./ PEND./ MADE IN CANADA'.
- Missing
- Screw from mfr.'s plate. From CA of 03/31/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Chrome-plated housing and sole plate. Black synthetic handle. Black synthetic control dial with white printing. Unfinished metal mfr.'s plate with black background and silver printing. Black & red fibre cord covering. Unfinished metal coil cord lift. Black rubber plug with unfinished brass prongs.
- Decoration
- Three diverging ridges on handle. Parallel grooves & ridges on handle.
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Samson United, Iron, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1992.0477, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0477.001/
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