General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 &.5 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE WOODEN HANDLE GRIP AND TWIST KNOB ON VERTICAL SCREW SECURING GAS FITTING TO IRON..3 HOSE HAS RUBBER CONNECTORS AT EITHER END..6 METAL TUBE HAS RUBBER CONNECTOR ON ONE END.

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

15.0 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

Modern Safety

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF IRON USED C. LATE1800S+

Canada

Part of the Consumers' Gas Collection. Est. in Toronto in 1848, Consumers' Gas Co. of Toronto manufactured and supplied gas to its customers. In 1908, it opened the first gas appliance store, selling, installing and servicing a variety of appliances. Aggressive promotion and sales campaigns increased the sale of gas appliances. Gas irons similar to this example were part of a cg display at the 1913 CNE: 8,000 irons were sold in June & July alone. (ref.4)

Function

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

Technical

Gas irons were introduced in the 1890s in the USA. Lighter, cleaner and heated more quickly & evenly, they were viewed as an improvement over the heavy sad iron. A flexible hose connected to a gas outlet on the wall supplied gas to the iron: mixed with air, gas burned in a perforated tube inside the iron. (ref. 3)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 &.5 " MODERN SAFETY/ GAS IRON CO./ PHILA. PA./ PAT'D DEC. 30- 18--/ - OTHER PATS. PDG. " incised in bracket supporting iron handle..3 "UNIVERSAL" appears in raised print on one rubber connctor end; "G I T/ [---]ANTIC" appears in raised print on other connector. [NB: both connectors damaged; text is incomplete.].6 "REX/ TRADE MARK" and "CHICAGO TUBING/ & BRAIDING CO." appearsin raised print on rubber tubing end on connector shaft.

Missing

.3 TUBING IS BADLY DAMAGED ON BOTH RUBBER CONNECTOR ENDS; GAS TUBING MISSING FOR .5 IRON BODY.

Finish

BRIGHT SILVER METAL IRON BODIES; WOODEN HANDLE GRIPS HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK.

Decoration

N/A