Name/Title
Necktie presser of Bert W. King, of 2153 San Jose Ave, c. 1930Entry/Object ID
2006.29.1Description
ACC. NO. 06.29.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: 1920's or 1930's
OBJECT: PRESSER, ELECTRIC.
DESCRIPTION:
AN ELECTRIC NECKTIE PRESSER, ELONGATED IN SHAPE, BOOKLET STYLE. THE FOLDER IS CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRIC CORD WHICH IS COVERED IN YELLOW- AND BLACKCOLORED SILK. THE PRESSER IS COVERED IN STIPPLED IMITATION BLACK-COLORED LEATHER, AND BEARS A PRINTED CAPTION IN GOLD-COLORED TYPE WHICH READS, "TY BOY, THE ELECTRIC NECKWEAR PRESSER." INTERIOR OF DEVICE HAS A TAN-COLORED LINEN MATERIAL AND AN ALUMINUM PADDLE.
SIZE: L 12" X W 4-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A NECKTIE PRESSER FROM THE LATE BERT W KING, SON OF ELLA AND WALTER KING OF 2153 SAN JOSE AVENUE, ALAMEDA. THE FAMILY OCCUPIED THE RESIDENCE FOR MANY YEARS. BERT WAS BORN ON JUNE 9, 1914 AND PASSED AWAY ON MAY 9, 2001. HE HAD ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS.
DONOR: LINDA A HUNT
CATALOGED: APRIL 16, 2006
