Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

6

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

.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

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

20,0 cm

Largeur

9,5 cm

Hauteur

15,0 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Buanderie

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

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Modern Safety

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Pennsylvania

Ville

Philadelphia

Contexte

Pays

Amérique du Nord

État/province

Inconnu

Période

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)

Fonction

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

Technique

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)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.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.

Manque

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

Fini

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

Décoration

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