Flatiron
White Elephant Museum Inc.
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| Nom de l'objet : | Flatiron |
| Autre artiste : | Leonard McNeil |
| Rôle de l'autre artiste : | repairer |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artifact |
| 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, iron |
| Technique de fabrication : | cast hand-repaired |
| Numéro de catalogue : | 1999.LM.01 |
| Pays d'origine : | USA ? |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Province d'utilisation : | pre-confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | American ? |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North American |
| Contexte culturel : | laundry |
| Date de fin de production : | c 1900 |
| Période : | early 20th century |
| Description : | This flatiron is roughly triangular-shaped. The base of the iron has two stepped layers. The bottom step of the base is wider than the upper step. A handle, made from a metal bar, has been attached to the iron in two places, one near the pointed end of the iron, and one near the flat side. |
| Commentaires : | Reverend George W. Sach, who served at the Makkovik mission from 1933 to 1944, first owned this iron, and then gave it to the McNeil family at Island Harbour. The iron had no handle when Reverend Sach gave it to the family, so Leonard McNeil attached one. Flatirons first appeared during the seventeenth century, but became popular with the introduction of wood or coal burning stoves. Heating an iron on a stove, as opposed to on an open hearth, kept the iron relatively free of ashes and soot. One disadvantage to this style of iron, however, was that the handle, like the iron, would get very hot, and women often protected their hand with a potholder or thick glove while ironing. Flatirons were often sold in sets of two or more, so that one iron could be heating on the stove while the other was in use. |
| Fonctions : | This flatiron would have been used for ironing clothing and linen. It would have been heated on a stove, and returned to the stove for re-heating when it cooled down during use. |
| Hauteur : | 10 |
| Longueur : | 14 |
| Largeur : | 9.1 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | iron |
| Établissement : | White Elephant Museum Inc. |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Makkovik |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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