Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1962.059.002 |
Object Name |
Sadiron |
Title |
IVES & ALLEN Sad Iron |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
19th-century |
Year Range from |
1859 |
Year Range to |
1875 |
Artist |
Ives & Allen |
Made |
Ives & Allen |
Place of Origin |
Montreal, Quebec |
Description |
This is an IVES & ALLEN sad iron. The item is completely made out of iron. The handle grip area has a textured surface, with "IVES & ALLEN" emboss-cast at the top side. The top of the iron also had decorative casting, but this is now worn-looking. |
Makers mark |
The handle grip area has a textured surface, with "IVES & ALLEN" emboss-cast at the top side. |
Provenance |
Made by Ives & Allen of Montreal between 1859, the year the company was established and 1868, when Mr. Ives took over the company and expanded it. Last belonged to Kate Andrew (b.1872 - d.1971) of Owen Sound, Grey County. Her mother was Sarah Andrew (nee McKechnie), who was born in Bentinck Township, Grey County. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Iron |
Dimensions |
H-13 W-10 L-16.6 cm |
Found |
Grey County, Ontario |
People |
Andrew, Kate |