Table, ironing

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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW CLAMP/SLEEVE
DATE: 1900–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0287.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD (PINE ?), PADDED AND COVERED WITH IRON; CLOTH SECURED TO WOOD WITH BRASS TACKS. CAST IRON BRACKET, FORATTACHMENT TO TABLE TOP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.0 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 21.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF TABLE USED C. 1900S TO C. 1925.
Canada: TYPICAL OF SPECIALTY IRONING TABLES USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS DURING THIS PERIOD.
Function: TO PROVIDE CLEAN, FIRM, AND HEAT RESISTANT SURFACE ON WHICH TO IRON SLEEVES OR OTHER ITEMS HAVING A SIMILAR FORM. ALSO USED WHEN IRONING SMALL PIECES OF CLOTH OR LACE, COLLARS, ETC.
Technical: IRONING BOARDS WERE USED IN 1880S, AND CONSISTED OF A PLAIN BOARD SUSPENDED BETWEEN A TABLE AND CHAIR BACK. FIRST TRUE IRONING TABLES MFD. C. 1898. SMALL VARIETIES LIKE THIS ONE WERE DESIGNED FOR IRONING SLEEVES: IT USES A SCREW CLAMP TO SECURE IT TO A TABLE. IRONING TABLES WERE MADE OF WOOD, COVERED & PADDED, UNTIL 1939.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Table, ironing, circa 1900–1925, Artifact no. 1997.0287, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0287.001/

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