Category 5: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology➔Maintenance T&E➔Laundry Equipment➔Iron➔Iron, Fluting
Artifact
Accession Number:
69-2-2
Date
1910 to 1948Description
Comfort Iron-Self Heating. Wooden handle attached to handle brace with a screw at each ind. The handle brace is attached to the bbase of the iron with two screws and a piece of asbestos between the base and the brace. The plate with the handle is attached to the base with two screw. There is a longer brace that is "l" shapped to attach the contol knobl There is no fuel tank on this iron. The top of base has two larger hole on each side and in the middle of the base are two circular holes on each side. There is decorative steel attached to the cast iron base. The base has been polished but is rusty and has some marks on it. Materials
wood
cast iron
steel
asbestosMeasurements
9 in L x 4 in W x 6.5 in H Category
Iron