Laundry Iron
Identifier
EMHT710.6
Title
Laundry Iron
Description
Gas powered, with metal armoured cable at one end of which is a rubber bung for attaching to the gas tap and the other leading into the body of the iron where gas jets heated the base plate. This lower part is coloured blue/green and the mid-upper part steel with the upper black bakelite handle. 168mm x 140 x220. This unit is heavy. Inscribed on mid-steel 'Radiation - The Rhythm No.375U' . Circa 1930.
Creator
Radiation Ltd of Thimble Land, Aston, Birmingham made cookers, gas and solid fuel furnaces and irons.
Date
1930
Subject
iron
gas iron
Modes Classified Name
domestic & housecraft
technology & fuel & gas
Type
Physical Object
Stored Location
Permanent Location: Museum store/cabinet 1/top shelf
Citation
Radiation Ltd of Thimble Land, Aston, Birmingham made cookers, gas and solid fuel furnaces and irons., “Laundry Iron,” Emsworth Museum, accessed April 25, 2026, https://emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/3261.