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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/TRAVEL?
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0940.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: CFI-1
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BODY/ PLASTER-LIKE ELEMENT CORE/ METAL HANDLE ORIGINALLY NICKEL? PLATED/ WOOD HAND GRIP/ METAL CONNECTING POLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 7.5 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of the Ontario Hydro collection accessioned into the museum's collection in 1992.
Function: Used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics.
Technical: Example of a travel iron.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE AT TOP BACK READS: 'TYPE CFI-1/ A2.3 V110/ PAT NOV 7, '05/ JUN 19, '06/ DEC 25, '06/ NP 4915[6] G.E. Co, U.S.A.'
Missing: ELECTRICAL CORD From CA of 04/15/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes
Finish: BODY CAST IRON UNFINISHED/ ELEMENT CORE WHITE PLASTER?/ HANDLE METAL MOSTLY UNFINISHED (ORIGINAL NICKEL? PLATING WORN OFF)/ HAND GRIP WOOD PAINTED BLACK/ CONNECTING POLES METAL UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Iron, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1992.0940, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0940.001/

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