Iron
Whitbourne Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Iron |
| Type 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 : | Material Culture |
| Matériaux : | Iron Wood |
| Technique de fabrication : | Cast Cut Shaped |
| Numéro d'accession : | NoAccession12 |
| Fabricant : | James Smart Manufacturing Company Limited |
| Province d'origine : | Ontario |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North America |
| Contexte culturel : | Household Wares |
| Date de début de production : | 1880 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1900 |
| Période : | Late 19th Century |
| Description : | This artefact is a cast iron sad iron. The iron is comprised of two parts. The first is the solid cast ironing block. The block is oval in shape narrowing to a point at both ends. The bottom of the block is smooth and forms the ironing surface while the top has the manufactures information cast on it. It also has a depression in the center and two raised rails. The rails keep the handle from moving left or right while a bolt is screwed into the depression to affix the handle to the block. The handle is formed by a sharply curved piece of wood. The handle is rounded and polished and is of a light brown colour. The handle is attached to a flat iron bar. The bar has an oval slot through which a screw with a decorative wooden head is passed to attach the handle to the body. The screw is designed to be removed so that the handle can be attached to other iron blocks once the one in use gets cold. |
| Commentaires : | This iron was based on the revolutionary design of the American Mrs. Mary Potts in 1871. The Mrs. Potts iron, as it came to be called, was revolutionarily in design based on its removable handle. This allowed the user to heat an ironing block while using the iron. When the block in use went cold the user could unscrew the handle and place it on the heated block with ease and without risking burning themselves. Older designs that featured changeable blocks required the user to slide a heated block into the back of the iron. This iron was made by the James Smart Manufacturing company in the last decades of the 19th century. The James Smart Company was established in Brockville Ontario in 1854 and was considered to be Canada's oldest factory. They specialised in manufacturing a number of household and industrial wares. The company existed until 1967 when it closed after more than a hundred years of operation. |
| Fonctions : | The iron was used to press clothes around the turn of the century. |
| Longueur : | 16 |
| Largeur : | 8 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 2 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | Iron Handle |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | Jas. Smart MFG Co. Ltd. Brockville Ont. |
| Établissement : | Whitbourne Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Whitbourne |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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