General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Chrome plated^pressed steel housing. Aluminium sole plate. Chrome plated metal handle and plug guard. wooden hand grip. Synthetic temperature control dial.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.2 cm

Width

11.4 cm

Height

12.6 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

Crown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brantford

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Manufactured by Crown Electrical Manufacturing Limited of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Crown Electrical Manufacturing Limited donated this iron to Ontario Hydro, who donated it to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 1992.

Function

To press textiles. Temperature control provided greater efficiency when pressing different styles and weights of textiles.

Technical

Highlights advances in the efficiency and ease of ironing. Temperature control was an innovation in this domestic technology that dates to the late 1920s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Settings on temperature control dial on top of iron read: 'OFF RAYON SILK WOOL COTTON LINEN HIGH'. Raised original mfr's marks at back of housing read:: 'KM/ KNAPP-MONARCH'. Mfr's plate on underside of housing reads: 'CROWN ELECTRIC/ BRANTFORD, ONTARIO./ CAT. NO. 400W5 VOLTS 115 WATTS 1000 CYCLES A.C. ONLY/ CAUTION! USE WITH BASE OR WALL RECEPTACLE ONLY/ CSA APPROVAL NO. 7267'. Original mfr's marks stamped into underside of housing (visible under mfr's plate) read: 'KNAPP-MONARCH CO. ST. LOUIS U.S.A.'.

Missing

Electrical cord. From CA of 04/06/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord

Finish

Polished chrome finish on housing, handle, and plug guard. Unfinished aluminium sole plate. Wooden hand grip painted black. Black synthetic temperature control dial with white printing. Unfinished metal mfr's plate with black background & silver printing.

Decoration

Original mfr's logo consists of two letters connected by a lightening bolt. Mfr's plate includes a crown.