iron electric
chrome plated base with Bakelite handle, there's a thumb indentation on the left hand side of handle. all the base part is quite pitted with rust. at the back of the Bakelite handle is a electric cord pug in holder.
Hotpoint electric irons were introduced to Australia around 1914. Manufactured locally by Australian General Electric Co Ltd from the late 1920s As a leading brand, these popular, often locally made , durable, and reliable appliances revolutionized laundry routines by introducing thermostatically controlled heating and streamlining garment care throughout the 1930sm10 1950s
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"HOTPOINT" & " CAT NO 6266 G7 WATTS 575 - VOLT 220 PS7 - MADE IN AUSTRALIA " is imprinted on the back foot rest
Mrs. Lionel Hayes owned this iron, Mr. & Mrs. Hayes ran the Ongerup Post Office for many years, when it was still situated in the right hand side of the Ongerup Roadhouse building on Eldridge Street in the years1965 to 1984. they were both very committed community members
