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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0014
- Description
- Warning: This item contains asbestos - do not handle. Small metal clothes iron made up of three parts: a base plate with ventilation holes, a solid metal iron that would be heated, and a metal hood with a wooden handle and a spring-loaded lever that latches on to the solid iron. The iron has “ASBES…
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- Title
- Clothes Iron
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood;
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 4.4 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- Warning: This item contains asbestos - do not handle. Small metal clothes iron made up of three parts: a base plate with ventilation holes, a solid metal iron that would be heated, and a metal hood with a wooden handle and a spring-loaded lever that latches on to the solid iron. The iron has “ASBESTOS SAD IRON” molded throughout the top. Asbestos Sad Irons were produced from the late 1800s until electric steam irons gained popularity. The sold metal iron would be heated over a fire or stove and then picked up by placing the hood over it - the hood was lined with asbestos and also provided a small air pocket between the hot metal and the handle, making it slightly cooler and easier to handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0014
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0010
- Description
- A small cast iron flatiron with a top handle. The flatiron has a makers mark in a “W” shape with “GUELPH” below it on the top side. The underside is completely smooth.
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- Title
- Flatiron Iron
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 10.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A small cast iron flatiron with a top handle. The flatiron has a makers mark in a “W” shape with “GUELPH” below it on the top side. The underside is completely smooth.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- laundry
- household tools
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0010
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0011
- Description
- Cream-coloured hotel laundry soap sachet. Front text reads: “WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS; TRAV; Wonder Suds; Mild and safe...for washbasin laundering of all fine washable fabrics”. Back text reads: “EMPTY CONTENTS OF TRAV PACKET INTO WASHBASIN; PARTIALLY FILL BASIN WITH HOT OR COLD WATER; WASH AND…
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- Title
- Laundry Soap
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 7.9 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- Cream-coloured hotel laundry soap sachet. Front text reads: “WESTERN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS; TRAV; Wonder Suds; Mild and safe...for washbasin laundering of all fine washable fabrics”. Back text reads: “EMPTY CONTENTS OF TRAV PACKET INTO WASHBASIN; PARTIALLY FILL BASIN WITH HOT OR COLD WATER; WASH AND RINSE THOROUGHLY; CANAAN PRODUCTS, INC.; CANAAN, CONNECTICUT”.
- Subject
- whyte home, laundry, soap
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0011
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0012
- Description
- Salmon-pink cardboard cylindrical package with cream-coloured cap. Text reads: “To remove a grease spot, rub with eraser. This will leave a white powder. After 10 minutes, brush off.; Jamie; SPOT ERASER; DUNCAN MacKENZIE CO., NEW YORK, N.Y...”. Inside is a white chalk-like stick and a folded yellow…
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- Title
- Laundry Stick
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- cardboard
- Dimensions
- 4.9 cm
- Description
- Salmon-pink cardboard cylindrical package with cream-coloured cap. Text reads: “To remove a grease spot, rub with eraser. This will leave a white powder. After 10 minutes, brush off.; Jamie; SPOT ERASER; DUNCAN MacKENZIE CO., NEW YORK, N.Y...”. Inside is a white chalk-like stick and a folded yellow paper.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0012
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