General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, BAKELITE, FIBRE-COVERED CORD

Dimensions

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

Length

25.5 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

13.8 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 MILLS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Minnesota

City

Minneapolis

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Type of iron used in Canada.

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

ON BACK OF HANDLE 'GENERAL MILLS/ NO. GM 1B/ 115V 1100W/ A.C. ONLY/ MINNEAPOLIS, MINN./ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ MKGS ON BOX INCLUDE 'GENERAL MILLS/ Tru-Heat Iron', 'SPONSORED BY/ Betty Crocker', '3 3/4 LBS.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CHROME-LIKE FINISH ON SOLEPLATE & BODY/ BLACK HANDLE/ RED KNOB WITH CREAM MKGS/ CORD IS BLACK WITH PEACH MKGS

Decoration

FRONT OF HANDLE HAS SERIES OF PARALLEL,HORIZONTAL INDENTATIONS