General Information

Serial #

32

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Chrome plated steel housing. Aluminium sole plate. Synthetic and metal handle with synthetic temperature control lever. Fibre covered cord with rubber cord lift, and rubber and copper (?) plug.

Dimensions

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

Length

30.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

11.8 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

General Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Bridgeport

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the museum by in 1992. Ontario Hydro received in from Canadian General Electric of Barrie, Ontario and accessioned it in 1964.

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

Mfr's marks on underside of housing read: 'CAT. NO. 13F33A. WATTS 1000. VOLTS 115. A.C. ONLY/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN./ 32'. either side of handle base reads: 'GENERAL GE [logo] ELECTRIC'. Mfr's mark on plug prongs reads: 'GE [logo]'.

Missing

Temperature control dial. From CA of 04/07/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing part of temperature dial

Finish

Polished chrome finish on housing. Unfinished aluminium sole plate. Black synthetic handle, and temperature control lever. Polished metal handle base with red and white graphics. Black and white fibre cord covering. Black rubber cord lift. Black rubber plug with unfinished copper (?) prongs.

Decoration

Graph-like pattern of lines on metal portion of handle base.