Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1965.014.010 |
Object Name |
Flatiron |
Title |
H. R. Ives & Co. Sad Iron |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
19th-century |
Year Range from |
1876 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Artist |
Ives & Allen |
Made |
H. R. Ives & Co. (Montreal) |
Place of Origin |
Montreal, Quebec |
Description |
Cast iron flat iron with attached, solid iron handle, made in Montreal, has emboss-cast lettering. The iron has a straight heel end, and pointed toe end. The top side of the iron body had emboss-cast lettering (now quite worn). The handle is somewhat hard to read now, but is emboss-cast with "H. R. IVES CO. / MONTREAL". |
Makers mark |
The top side of the iron body had emboss-cast lettering (now quite worn). The handle is somewhat hard to read now, but is emboss-cast with "H. R. IVES CO. / MONTREAL". |
Provenance |
The iron's manufacturer was H. R. Ives, of Montreal, established in 1859 and still in operation in 1888. Another name of the company was Ives & Allen. The Rixon family lived in Owen Sound, Grey County at 894 5th Ave. East, but also summered at Leith, Ontario. The sad iron belonged to either Mrs. Isabelle Ainslie (d. 1918), or her daughter, Mrs. Helen Rixon (d. 1913). The Rixons and Ainslies had lived at Leith, in Sydenham Township, Grey County, but moved to Owen Sound in the late 1880s. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Iron |
Dimensions |
H-12.2 W-9 L-15 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Henry Ainslie, Adam Ainslie, Isabella Rixon, Helen Rixon, Eleanor |
Subjects |
Irons Laundry |
Function |
Used for ironing (getting wrinkles out of) clothing. As the metal handle of this iron could get hot, the person using it (typically a woman) likely used a cloth wrapped around it to protect her hand while she was ironing. The iron would be heated by placing it on a stove. |