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- OBJECT TYPE
- Absorptive/Detachable handle
- DATE
- 1902
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0253.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Taylor-Forbes
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cast iron.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 4.6 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
- Taylor Forbes
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Guelph
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Sad iron used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. Base absorbed and retained heat when the solid body of the iron was placed in close proximity or on an external heat source. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'TAYLOR-FORBES/ GUELPH CANADA' embossed on top along with the number '2' embossed on either side of centre top where handle locks in.
- Missing
- From CA of 04/08/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- Iron, unfinished.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Taylor-Forbes, Iron, after 1902, Artifact no. 1992.0253, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.0253.002/
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