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Iron
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- (a)Metal iron with circular diamond shaped base. On top of base is a blue metal circular diamond shaped section. On top of blue section is a circular diamond shaped metal section. Attached to metal section is a metal handle with a blue metal handle grip. Extending out the back is a metal arm wit…
- Title
- Coleman Instant-Lite 4-A Iron
- Manufacturer
- Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. Limited
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MAINTENANCE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada: Toronto, Ontario
- Description
- (a)Metal iron with circular diamond shaped base. On top of base is a blue metal circular diamond shaped section. On top of blue section is a circular diamond shaped metal section. Attached to metal section is a metal handle with a blue metal handle grip. Extending out the back is a metal arm with a fuel control knob and on top of this arm is the small round gas tank.
(b) is a Coleman cardboard box for the iron and it's accessories. The box dimensions is 28 cm long, 10.5 cm wide, and 19cm tall.
- Narrative
- 'A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO PRESSING IRONS AND TRIVETS' by Esther S. Berney, p. 89.
- History Of Use
- Gasoline burner iron owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lumley Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a forest ranger in Prince Rupert and Burns Lake in 1945-1949. Gasoline burner irons such as this one were sold by Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. in 1940. Apparently, liquid fuel is used.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Inscriptions
- "Model 4 - A / Instant - Lite" is engraved on the iron. The box has the following written on one side: "One Model / No. 4a / Coleman / Instant Lighting / Iron/ Made in Canada / The Coleman Lamp and Stove Co. Limited / Toronto. Canada / Pat. Sept. 15th, 1933, No. 14347"
- Height
- 17
- Width
- 9.7
- Length
- 28
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Accession No.
- 1993.19.1 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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