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IRON, ELECTRIC - POUND 250 VOLTS

c. 1930 - 1950
Overview

Wedge shaped metal base with a plated cover and the handle bracket bolted to it. A wooden grip is fitted to the bracket.
Behind the bracket is a two pronged electrical connection and below that is the manufacturers plate as shown below.

Historical information

This electric iron was used by the Bettenay family to iron their cloths in the mid-1900s. The iron would have been purchased not long after eletricity arrived in Karragullen in the mid to late 1940s. Before this irons heated on the stove would have been used.
The Bettenay family moved to Canning mills in 1895 to work at the timber mill. Joseph was the resident carpenter for the mill.
In 1903 the family purchased Irymple Orchard in Karragullen where they lived for the first few years in a timber slab hut. The family continue to run the orchard.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1975.79
Material
Ferrous Metal
Wood
Width
166 mm
Height or length
125 mm
Depth
99 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Text [5 Grossag POUND / MADE IN GERMANY / VOLTS 250 AMP 1.6 NO 226 a/I]

Keywords
Roleystone
BETTENAY Family
Year
c. 1930 - 1950
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection with provenance that represents the type of items that were used by individuals and families in their daily life. These objects can range from items used every day through to special objects that were treasured and brought out for special occasions. This collection also represents the type of objects that were once commonly used in the home and over time and have either gone out of fashion or evolved in design, material or into a different type of object that does a similar function.

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