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- OBJECT TYPE
- Electric
- DATE
- 1908
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0331.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Woodstock Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Ideal EC
- LOCATION
- Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1996?
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Nickel-plated cast iron. Asbestos layer between top & sole plate. Nickel-plated metal handle. Wooden hand grip. Brass mfr. plate and connectors.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.8 cm
- Width
- 7.9 cm
- Height
- 12.0 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
- Woodstock
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Woodstock
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the museum in 1992. - Function
-
Used to press flat and/or remove wrinkles from fabrics. - Technical
-
The electric iron was invented in 1882, by Howard Seely. Seely patented his electric flatiron on June 6, 1882 (U.S. Patent no. 259,054). Early electric irons used a carbon arc to create heat, which was an unsafe method. In 1892, hand irons using electrical resistance were introduced by Crompton and Company and the General Electric Company. During the 1950's, electric steam irons were introduced. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr.'s plate reads: 'WOODSTOCK ELECTRIC CO./ TYPE EC/ THE IDEAL/ NO.1996/ VOLTS 110/ AMP. 4/ PAT. 1908/ WOODSTOCK, ONT. CANADA.'
- Missing
- Electrical cord. From CA of 04/07/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord
- Finish
- Polished nickel finish on body and handle, coated with urethane. Varnish? Wooden hand grip enamelled black. Mfr.s' plate black with gold border and printing.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Woodstock Electric Co., Iron, after 1908, Artifact no. 1992.0331, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0331.001/
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