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Catalog Number |
CF 12-8 |
Object Name |
Iron |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Description |
This iron operated on alternating current (AC) electricity. The electric iron manufactured by Thomas A. Edison Inc. was modeled after the Hotpoint iron invented by Earl H. Richardson in 1903. Richardson arranged the heating elements in a way which concentrated the heat at the front point of the iron to better iron buttonholes and pleated materials, thus the name "hotpoint". Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was incorporated on January 27, 1896, as the National Phonograph Company, then reorganized and newly incorporated as Thomas A. Edison, Inc., on February 28, 1911. Over time it consolidated most of Edison's companies, including the Edison Phonograph Works on August 28, 1924, Edison Storage Battery Company on June 30, 1932, and Emark Battery Corporation on December 30, 1933. The company merged with McGraw Electric Company on January 2, 1957, and became known as McGraw-Edison Company. In 1985 McGraw-Edison was absorbed by Cooper Industries. |
Date |
ca. 1929 |
Imagefile |
023\CF 128-1.JPG |