Collections: Decorative Arts: "Petipoint" Iron, Model #W410

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"Petipoint" Iron, Model #W410

• Designers: Edward P. Schreyer and; Clifford Brooks Stevens , American, born 1911
• Manufacturer: Waverly Tool Company
• Medium: Metal, plastic
• Place Manufactured: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
• Dates: ca. 1941
• Dimensions: 4 7/8 x 5 x 10 in. (12.4 x 12.7 x 25.4 cm)
• Markings: On metal plate under handle: "petipoint / a Titeflex Product / LICENSED UNDER PAT'S RE-21585 / D-128267 D-128268 D-128269 / OTHER PAT'S PENDING / [under settings dial] RAYON-SILK-WOOL-COTTON-LIN / WATTS / 1000 / VOLTS / 120 / MODEL No. W410 / 75208 / SERIAL NO. / A.C. ONLY / MFG. BY / WAVERLY TOOL CO. / SANDUSKY OHIO" On dial: "FAST / MED / SLOW"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 85.74
• Credit Line: Gift of Larry Whiteley
• Image: Overall, 85.74_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Edward P. Schreyer and. "Petipoint" Iron, Model #W410, ca. 1941. Metal, plastic, 4 7/8 x 5 x 10 in. (12.4 x 12.7 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Larry Whiteley, 85.74 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.74_bw_SL1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Electric iron of metal and plastic. Streamlined, with black plastic handle and chrome-plated metal body, coming to a sharp point at each end, the sides fitted with a set of stepped, fin-like vents. CONDITION: Wear due to normal use. Plating has worn off on small section of metal. Small amounts of rust in many corners and edges. Plastic handle has some scratches and minor losses.