"The King Iron"
date: label: date made
content: ca 1874
label: Date made
content: 1873-01-21
label: Date made
content: 1873-03-25
label: date made
content: ca 1870
label: patent date
content: 1873-01-21
notes: label: Description
content: Pointed-toe, combination smoothing, polishing, band and fluting iron with hollow, perforated, ergonomic handle grip. Revolving or flipover design features a spring-lock thumb lever mounted on back of the handle that has two prongs at bottom that fit into three holes in the heel of the pivoting body, allowing all four of its sides to be secured in place for use. No marks. Holes in sides accommodate a corrugated shoe or fluter.
label: Description
content: Maker is the Hewitt Manufacturing Co. of Pittsburgh, PA; dates in operation not known, needs further research. John Hewitt received U.S. Patent 135,116 on January 21, 1873 and No. 137,201 on March 25, 1873 for his combination iron.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
label: place used
content: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
label: used
content: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
topic: label: Subject
content: Household Tools and Equipment
label: Subject
content: Laundry
label: Subject
content: Patented
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nevada Evans Schmidt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.63.0990
label: catalog number
content: 63.0990
label: accession number
content: 246936
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flatiron
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron, cast (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 6 7/8 in x 3 in; 12.7 cm x 17.4625 cm x 7.62 cm