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Gas iron
Category Home appliances
Subcategory Irons
Year of manufacture/creation the 1920s - 1930s
Place of manufacture/creation Great Britain
Size
Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 22 cm
Length: 15 cm
Weight: 2.52 kg
Material cast iron, steel, wood, rubber hose
Museum/Storage location Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Date of admission to the museum 1992
Rights to the exhibit Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Rights to digital images public domain
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Exhibit description
For the fabric to be perfectly smooth, the flame on the heating element has to have a blue and green centre, it should not jut out outside the top of the iron, it should burn calmly, without flashing and … one can finally start ironing.
This is nothing in comparison with coal-powered irons, where a tiny moment of inattention means that all the fresh tablecloths have to be sent back to the laundry. You just had to beware of burning yourself, because a gas iron quickly heats up to very high temperatures! Luckily, this particular iron was fitted with a wooden handle.
