IRON; PETROL OPERATED
c. 1935Petrol run Iron with a black metal and wood handle.
The handle is attached to the base with three metal screws.
The base is cast iron and hase six vent holes.
There is a black metal globe shaped tank at the back with a heat adjustable knob.
The tank is attached to the iron with a thin curved metal hose and spring. There are two projecting rods with screw type knobs.
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Gloria Pumpless
This petrol iron was made by the Gloria Light Company Pty Ltd (Australia) in the 1930s. It has a Patent Applied for date of 1936. The Patent was applied for on 1 May 1936 and granted in early 1937. The basis for the Patent is the design of the pricker/fuel control mechanism. The patent was applied for by John Beals Chandler, who at the time was Managing Director of the Gloria Light Company Pty Ltd.
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