Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

COLEMAN

Date Range From

1920

Date Range To

1950

Materials

STEEL, BAKELITE

No. Pieces

2

Height

18.6

Length

27.5

Width

11.8

Description

1. IRON - 16.8CM(H)X27.3CM(L)X9.3CM(W). BLACK AND SILVER. SILVER BOTTOM IS SHAPED LIKE AN OVAL WITH POINTED ENDS. ABOVE THIS IS BLACK METAL, WITH RECTANGULAR SLOTS IN THE SIDES - VENTS. ABOVE THIS IS A SILVER METAL PIECE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE BACK OF THE BASE TO WHICH A ROUND GAS RESERVOIR IS ATTACHED. A BLACK BAKELITE KNOB EXTENDS FROM THE BACK OF THIS SILVER PIECE. EMBOSSED ON THE KNOB IS "CLOSE" AND AN ARROW. ETCHED INTO THE TOP SILVER PIECE IS "COLEMAN INSTANT-LITE MODEL NO.609 MADE IN CANADA". THE HANDLE OF THE IRON IS BLACK BAKELITE. 2. TRIVET - 2.2CM(H)X19.2CM(L)X11.8CM(W). SILVER. ONE END IS FOLDED DOWN TO FORM A SUPPORT. THE OTHER CURVES DOWN, THEN UP TO FORM A DEEP GROOVE THAT SUPPORTS THIS END. RAISED LETTERS ON THE FLAT SURFACE READ "COLEMAN MADE IN CANADA" AND THE COLEMAN SYMBOL.

Subjects

MAINTENANCE T&E

Historical Association

DOMESTIC

History

THE BAKELITE ON THIS IRON IS SIGNIFICANT, BECAUSE AS AN EARLY FORM OF PLASTIC IT WAS USED FOR A TIME, MAINLY BEFORE WORLD WAR II. "26" WAS WRITTEN ON IRON IN BLACK FELT MARKER - REMOVED BY CATALOGUER. SEE P19990035001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19990035155

Acquisition Date

2000-07

Collection

Museum

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