General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Chrome-plated metal housing and cast iron sole plate. Synthetic handle and temperature control dial. Fibre-covered cord with metal coil cord lift and rubber brass plug.

Dimensions

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

Length

22.3 cm

Width

11.1 cm

Height

11.4 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

Samson

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro collection donated to the 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 1920’s.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr.'s plate on heel reads: 'USE ON ALTERNATING/ CURRENT ONLY/ Samson [LOGO]/ UL/ SAMSON UNITED/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. TORONTO, CANADA/ STYLE No. L001 VOLTS 115 WATTS 1000'. Mfr.'s marks on underside of housing read: 'C.E.S.A.APPR. NO. 1158/ CAUTION/ USE WITH WALL OR/ BASE RECEPTACLE ONLY', 'KOSHOWSKI' scratched into metal, and '[KO]ShOWSKI/ WINON[G]' written in ink. Settings on temp. control dial read: 'OFF RAYON SILK WOOL COTTON LINEN HIGH'. Mfr.'s marks incised on top of housing above dial read: 'IRONING SPEED/ SLOW NORMAL FAST'. Raised lettering on plug read: 'VICEROY/ PAT./ PEND./ MADE IN CANADA'.

Missing

Screw from mfr.'s plate. From CA of 03/31/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Chrome-plated housing and sole plate. Black synthetic handle. Black synthetic control dial with white printing. Unfinished metal mfr.'s plate with black background and silver printing. Black & red fibre cord covering. Unfinished metal coil cord lift. Black rubber plug with unfinished brass prongs.

Decoration

Three diverging ridges on handle. Parallel grooves & ridges on handle.