General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Pressed steel housing with porcelain coating on top & sides. Nickel-plated cast iron sole plate. Nickel-plated metal handle with wooden hand grip. Nickel-plated metal heel stand.

Dimensions

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

Length

18.4 cm

Width

10.2 cm

Height

12.8 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

Renfrew

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Renfrew

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Made in Canada. Part of 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: ‘No. 88/ 110V/ H.E.P.C. 103/ 5 AMP./ “MAJESTIC”/ Por-cel-iron/ PAT. OCT. 1925/ RENFREW ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, LTD./ RENFREW, CANADA’; Blue Ontario Hydro sticker reads: ‘MG3-36’.

Missing

Electrical cord. From CA of 03/31/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord

Finish

Housing coated with royal blue porcelain. Polished nickel finish on sole plate, handle and heel stand. Wooden hand grip finished and blackened in places. Mfr.'s plate is black with silver printing.

Decoration

N/A