General Information

Serial #

66 03

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal and synthetic materials of construction.

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

8.5 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Barrie

Context

Country

Europe

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Used mostly in 1960s- 1970s.

Canada

This iron was given to the donor as a going-away gift when she moved from Saskatchewan to Ottawa, Ont. c. 1961-1962. She used it until 1970s during her travels to Europe. Later, she used it at home for ironing delicate items and fabrics having a fine finish. (ref. 1)

Function

To remove wrinkles, creases, etc. from fabric by means of direct application of pressure, heat and/or steam. Travel iron is generally smaller and lighter than regular irons, in order to facilitate packing within a suitcase or other travel bag.

Technical

Example of a compact travel iron capiable of use at 120- 230 volts. It was originally supplied with 2 adaptor plugs, allowing for use almost anywhere in the world. (ref. 1) Handle folds down to further reduce space needed when packing.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MODEL F98A/ 120V. A.C.-D.C./ 230V. A.C. 700 W./ MADE IN CANADA/ CANADIAN GENERAL/ ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ BARRIE, ONTARIO/ CAUTION- USE ONLY/ WALL OR BASE/ RECEPTACLE/ [CSA] logo/ 66 03"stamped into underside of heel rest. "GENERAL [logo] ELECTRIC/ World Wide" printed on top of plate covering fabric [temperature] adjustment mechanism; all fabric settings labelled. "[GE logo]" stamped on inside of each plug prong.

Missing

Iron itself is complete: originally supplied with one adaptor plug for "British" type outlets (now missing).

Finish

Shiny silver metal iron body and fittings; smooth black molded synthetic handle and trim; black and white woven fabric covering on cord; black molded synthetic plug cover. White and red molded synthetic adjustment knobs.

Decoration

N/A