iron
Durrell Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | iron |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools & equipment for science and technology |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | maintenance tools & equipment |
| Discipline : | anthropology history material culture |
| Matériaux : | metal, steel plastic metal, iron ? paint |
| Technique de fabrication : | cast moulded painted |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 2003.32.1 |
| Fabricant : | Tilley |
| Nom ou numéro du modèle : | model no. 259 pattern no. 524719 Australian pattern no. 14305 |
| Province d'origine : | Greater London |
| Pays d'origine : | England |
| Continent d'origine : | Europe |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland and Labrador pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | English |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | European |
| Contexte culturel : | laundry |
| Date de fin de production : | c 1920 |
| Période : | first half of 20th century |
| Description : | This iron runs on kerosene. A white fuel tank protrudes from the top of the iron, and has a metal dial on it, which can be pumped to build up pressure. A metal hose connects the fuel tank to the on/off fuel valve. The handle of the iron is black plastic and helps connect the fuel tank to the base of the iron. The shield-shaped base is screwed on to the rest of the iron, allowing it to be replaced if needed. |
| Commentaires : | This kerosene-fuelled iron had several advantages over the flatiron (sad iron) used before it. Since it was self-heating, and thus did not require heating on a wood or coal burning stove, this iron did not make clothes dirty like a flatiron was prone to do. It also did not require a fire to be lit in the stove, a definite advantage during the summer months. The idea of an oil-heated iron was around by 1861, but was not in general use until later in the nineteenth century, when cheaper kerosene was more widely available. Initially, the kerosene-fuelled iron did have its drawbacks however. It had no temperature control, and the fumes it created were also a problem. Around the 1920s, these drawbacks were overcome, but by that time, electric irons were beginning to make their mark. |
| Fonctions : | This iron was used in the home for ironing clothing and linen. |
| Hauteur : | 16.5 |
| Longueur : | 25.5 |
| Largeur : | 11 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | iron |
| Objets associés : | see also 2003.63.31 |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | On Tilley Off Made in England |
| Établissement : | Durrell Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Durrell |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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