Waverly Electric Flatiron
date: label: date made
content: ca 1941
notes: label: Description
content: Electric flatiron with a dual soleplate, including a smaller soleplate which extends out the heel at an angle for ironing ruffles. Chrome-plated metal body, matte soleplate. Streamlined shape, with pointed heel and four layered “fins” on either side for air cooling vents. Molded black plastic handle, curved form, molded streamlines, with power cord attached and silver metal coil at back. Heat control dial on top of body, below handle: oval-shaped attached plate with “petipoint/a Titeflex Product/LICENSED UNDER PAT’S RE-21585/D-128267 D-128268 D-128269/OTHER PAT’S PENDING/WATTS 1000 VOLTS 120/MODEL NO.W410/119616 SERIAL NO./A.C. ONLY/MFG. BY/WAVERLY TOOL CO./SANDUSKY OHIO“ printed, molded black plastic dial mounted on top with heat settings debossed. Woven fabric power cord, black and white, with black molded plastic plug, two-pronged.
label: Description
content: Patents:
label: Description
content: RE-21585, Oct. 1, 1940, Earl K. Clark, assignor to Westinghouse Electrical Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for “Sadiron”
label: Description
content: D-128267, July 15, 1941, Edward P. Schreyer, assignor to E.P. Schreyer for “Design for a pressing iron”
label: Description
content: D-128268, July 15, 1941, Edward P. Schreyer, for “Design for a pressing iron”
label: Description
content: D-128269, July 15, 1941, Edward P. Schreyer, for “Design for a pressing iron”
label: Description
content: This “petipoint” model was introduced in 1940.
label: Description
content: Maker is the Waverly Tool Company, Sandusky, Ohio.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Sandusky
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0885.1
label: accession number
content: 1987.0885
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0885.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flatiron, electric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 10 in; 12.065 cm x 12.065 cm x 25.4 cm