Pritzlaff Electric Travel Iron

Name/Title

Pritzlaff Electric Travel Iron

Entry/Object ID

2015.27.1

Description

Electric travel iron made by Pritzlaff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Good Hardware since 1850); company info on tag attached to iron, price pencilled on back ge/75. It is in a well-worn sage/peach rose calico print covered wooden folding box with drawstring closures on ends. There are repacking directions inside the box.

Cataloged By

Ginny Haen

Acquisition

Accession

2015.27

Source or Donor

Nyla Small

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1949

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Iron

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Laundry Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Maintenance T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

appliance, household, electric, housewares

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Small, Nyla

General Notes

Note

Notes: ge/75: Ginny thinks this is a coded price with the cost above/retail below--similar coding done at drugstore where she worked in high school.

Create Date

October 19, 2015

Update Date

July 8, 2026