Iron
Parkdale - Maplewood Community Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Iron |
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| Type de l'objet : | self heating |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Laundry Equipment |
| Matériaux : | Paper metal wood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2021.006 a-n |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1930-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1930-12-31 |
| Description : | a)The shape of iron with wooden painted handle on top and bell shaped canister on end, generator valve on bottom. b) Trivet in shape of iron, tip of pointed end curls down & other end curls up c) pump - round cylinder with tiny hole in one end and black knob on end of rod inside cylinder to plunge air d) box - rectangular shape with blue typed information, it holds e e) roto type generator - rod with extension at top with round piece sticking out f) wrench for adjusting g) narrow piece of metal for cleaning iron h) small round piece of metal i) envelope to contain spare parts j) paper with hole at top and important instructions k) small piece paper with typing on it l) 3 section paper with handling instructions m) sectional paper with english/french directions n) box has label on front, coleman tape around top, sides and bottom |
| Commentaires : | The iron was ordered by donor from George R. Delong store in New Germany and received for Christmas in the late 1950's. Jean used the iron until electrical power was installed December 14, 1966. Donor kept house for George & Hazel Delong. She had no power and so used it until 1966 when they received power. Donor said you had to watch it because it got quite hot Donor wouldn't let her mother touch it and kept tinfoil around the handle because it got so hot. |
| Fonctions : | The history of the pressing iron is closely connected to the history of fashion. Different ironing devices have been made, in order to respond to the different kinds of clothes in fashion around the globe. The idea of using heat to iron clothes came to Europe from China somewhere in the 12th century. Before electricity became widely available in homes, there were several other ways of heating irons. The flat irons that were widely used had several issues. Firstly, they would be placed very close to the open fire or stove to heat up and so the smoke and ashes could get onto the iron, then onto the clothes. This way of heating irons meant that the fire had to be lit even in the summer. They had to be reheated constantly, so the housewife had to go back and forward from the ironing board to the stove to change a cold iron for a hot one. These issues were solved in the late 19th and early 20th century, when a number of new self-heating irons which used different liquid fuels were introduced. They would use kerosene, whale oil, natural gas, ethanol or gasoline and eliminate the need of constant reheating. The fuels didnt have a pleasant smell but it seemed a small price to pay for a major improvement. The self-heating irons were produced even after electric ones were introduced on the market and used where electricity wasnt available. The most famous and frequently found nowadays is Cool Blue 4A gasoline model, which was first produced in 1930. The pump on the 4A was used to build up pressure in the tank. A match was lit underneath to light a flame in the iron. Several models were produced before, but this one was the best of its kind and it survived the longest. The 4A model was produced for twenty years during which Coleman company sold more than a million of their gasoline irons. Production in Canada went on until the 1960s. The history of the pressing iron is closely connected to the history of fashion. Different ironing devices have been made, in order to respond to the different kinds of clothes in fashion around the globe. The idea of using heat to iron clothes came to Europe from China somewhere in the 12th century. Before electricity became widely available in homes, there were several other ways of heating irons. The flat irons that were widely used had several issues. Firstly, they would be placed very close to the open fire or stove to heat up and so the smoke and ashes could get onto the iron, then onto the clothes. This way of heating irons meant that the fire had to be lit even in the summer. They had to be reheated constantly, so the housewife had to go back and forward from the ironing board to the stove to change a cold iron for a hot one. These issues were solved in the late 19th and early 20th century, when a number of new self-heating irons which used different liquid fuels were introduced. They would use kerosene, whale oil, natural gas, ethanol or gasoline and eliminate the need of constant reheating. The fuels didnt have a pleasant smell but it seemed a small price to pay for a major improvement. The self-heating irons were produced even after electric ones were introduced on the market and used where electricity wasnt available. The most famous and frequently found nowadays is Cool Blue 4A gasoline model, which was first produced in 1930. The pump on the 4A was used to build up pressure in the tank. A match was lit underneath to light a flame in the iron. Several models were produced before, but this one was the best of its kind and it survived the longest. The 4A model was produced for twenty years during which Coleman company sold more than a million of their gasoline irons. Production in Canada went on until the 1960s. |
| Hauteur : | 17.3 cm |
| Longueur : | 27.6 cm |
| Largeur : | 10.1 cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Maplewood |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |