Electric Travel Iron

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Electric Travel Iron

Entry/Object ID

41.16

Description

Hotpoint Electric Travel Iron. (a) Iron. Material: metal, textile, wood, plastic. Size: 3" x 6 1/2". Description: polished steel three pound iron tapers to a point; ivory painted wooden handle and wooden thumb rest attached by metal bracket with two screws to top of iron base; electrical receptacle at the back of the iron holds a Bakelite plug inside a short metal spring and a 72" L. cloth covered removable electric cord with a Bakelite electrical wall outlet plug; metal plate under cord outlet: "General Electric Hotpoint Cat. No. 159F68, 115 volts, 330 watts." (b) Merchandising Box. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4" x 7". Description: black and red colored cardboard box to fit Hotpoint iron; "Hotpoint" logo printed on front and back; tiny man in red suit graphic on corner of boxtop; information on box side: "General Electric Hotpoint Calrod, Travel 3 LB. Electric Iron Cat. No. 159F68 115 Volts 330 Watts, Bridgeport, Conn. Ontario Calif. Made in U.S.A."; GE Logo on other end of box.

Context

This travel iron was used by Lillian Trahms Lundquist (Mrs. Nels Lundquist) of Janesville.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

September 7, 2016

Update Date

September 26, 2025