General Information

Serial #

29221B

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON BODY/ WOODEN HANDLE/CANVAS COVER AND WOOL PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length

121.0 cm

Width

119.0 cm

Height

116.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PANTEX

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Rhode Island

City

Central Falls

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

SOMETIME BETWEEN 1920 WHEN THE LAUNDRY IN WHICH IT WAS USED OPENED AND 1976 WHEN IT CLOSED

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED IN A CHINESE HAND LAUNDRY IN ONTARIO

Function

USED TO PRESS THE CUFF AND COLLAR OF SHIRTS IN A COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY AFTER WASHING.

Technical

MEANT TO BE USED IN A LAUNDRY ALONG WITH A SLEEVER AND A BODY-BOSOM-YOKE PRESS TO FINISH SHIRTS AFTER WASHING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED ON FRONT: "PANTEX PRESSING MACHINE, INC./ MACH. NO./ CENTRAL FALLS, R.I."/ PLATE: "CANADIAN PANTEX MACHINERY CO., LTD./ OF MONTREAL, CANADA/ THIS MACHINE EMBODIES FEATURES/ COVERED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE/ FOLLOWING UNITED STATES PATENTS/1661153...2184375/ CANADIAN PAT: 285379 287225/ 287226 OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ MODEL/ L446 2 H D 7/ NO. 29221 B/ TESTED TO 150 LBS./ STEAM PRESSURE/ MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

TABLE/ CONNECTIONS

Finish

PAINTED MATTE GREY WITH BLACK TRIM

Decoration

N/A