Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ELECTRIC FLAT IRON

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1940

Materials

STEEL, PLASTIC, ALUMINUM

No. Pieces

1

Length

22.8

Width

11.9

Description

"PAT. 1928-29". ADJUSTABLE HEAT IRON. CHROME PLATED. PLASTIC TYPE HANDLE. ALUMINUM SOLE PLATE ALTHOUGH PATENTED LATE 1920'S A VERY SIMILAR MODEL AVAILABLE IN EARLY 1960'S (EATON'S 1961 CAT). SMALL LIGHT BULB ON ONE SIDE TO INDICATE POWER IS ON. "GENERAL ELECTRIC" ON HANDLE BASE. SWITCH ON TOP OF HANDLE READS "OFF-RAY-SIL-WOOL-COT-LIN". ENGRAVED ON BASE IS "CAN FROM USE WITH WALL OUTLET ONLY", "CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED TORONTO CANADA", AND PATENTS NUMBER. FABRIC ON CORD IS WEARING.

Subjects

MAINTENANCE T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

"CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. TORONTO". OBTAINED FROM CASTLE APARTMENTS. FORMER BYNG HOTEL PRIOR TO REDEVELOPMENT. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING A VIOLIN (P19880028030-GA) REMOVED FROM THE CASTLE APARTMENTS PRIOR TO THE BUILDING'S 1988 RENOVATION. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASTLE APARTMENTS WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATON FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ONLINE ARTICLE ABOUT THE APARTMENTS, AN ARTICLE FROM THE JUNE 10, 1988 ISSUE OF THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD, AND THE 2009 CITY OF LETHBRIDGE HERITAGE INVENTORY. THE CASTLE HOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1909 BY ENTREPRENEUR AND LANDOWNER CHARLES HANSON SR. AT THE CORNER OF 2ND AVENUE AND 2ND STREET SOUTH. THE HOTEL WAS MARKETED TO A HIGH-END CLIENTELE, PROVIDING BUGGY SERVICE TO THE RAILWAY STATION, MAHOGANY AND STAINED GLASS FINISHES, FRESH FLOWERS, AND A DINING ROOM AND BAR. AFTER A NAME CHANGE TO THE BYNG HOTEL IN THE EARLY 1920S, THE BUILDING WAS CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS IN 1925 IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION AND THE SINGLE VETERANS OF WWI THAT REQUIRED AFFORDABLE LODGING. IN THE 1930S THE BUILDING WAS RENAMED THE CASTLE APARTMENTS, AND RENTED INEXPENSIVELY TO "MEN ONLY - NO WOMEN ALLOWED". THE PROPERTY REMAINED UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE HANSON FAMILY UNTIL 1988, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY LOCAL LANDOWNERS JACK MOLCAK, HONG WONG, AND RON HALL. THEY HIRED ARCHITECT STUART JOHNSTONE TO DESIGN A PLAN THAT WOULD PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE STRUCTURE'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE APARTMENTS WERE THOROUGHLY RENOVATED AND AN ADJACENT ADDITION WAS ADDED. AT THE TIME OF THIS SURVEY, THE CASTLE APARTMENTS ARE MANAGED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY THE LETHBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIALS.

Catalogue Number

P19880028002

Acquisition Date

1988-05

Collection

Museum

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