General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Iron body. Wooden handle. Nickel plating. Tinned iron reservoir. Cotton (?) wick inside reservoir.

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

9.9 cm

Height

17.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Type used in Canada. Donated to the museum by a resident of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Function

The heat source from an alcohol iron was from a burning wick inside the iron. This alcohol iron could be rotated 180 degrees which meant that both surfaces could be used to press textiles.

Technical

Alcohol irons were an innovation on the widely popular gas fired irons of the second half of the 19th century. Alcohol irons were equipped with a tank which had to be pressurized through the use of a small hand pump. The revolving aspect (use of both sides of iron) of this iron is an innovative design. An 'in-house' heat source allowed for more mobility for the user.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'PAT'D MAR. 5. 85' incised on back edge of iron.

Missing

From CA of 03/18/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Nickel-plated ironing surfaces (top & bottom). Gold paint on middle section of iron. Varnished hardwood handle. Tinned alcohol reservoir made to match soldering.

Decoration

N/A