Name/Title
Borgwardt family charcoal heated flat iron, Ca. 1900Entry/Object ID
1981.135.1Description
Acc. No. 81.135.1
Subject Category: Household Articles
Date or period: Circa 1900
Object: Iron, coal
Description: It is solid brass and it is nickel plated. It has a patent date is August, 1885.... August 14, 1888. It has a spout like a kettle, and a wooden handle. It has an attachment (removable) for crimping. There is a clover-leaf dial at the rest end that can be revolved, to admit air.
History of Object: old fashioned flat iron, burning charcoal for heating, used by the mother of Otto Borgwardt
Acquired from: Mr. & Mrs. Otto Borgwardt
Date: January, 1957Interpretative Labels
Label
3/8/2020 MvL: label attached to accession card:
FLAT IRON, HEATED BY CHARCOAL, USED BY THE BORGWARDT FAMILY, EARLY RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA.
DONOR:
OTTO BORGWARDT.
81.135.1
