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Manning-Bowman Automatic

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Metal body surmounted by shaped black plastic handle, the front edge swept back; large black plastic lever-like control knob on metal body, below handle.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Manning, Bowman & Co., Connecticut, USA, founded 1832
Date
1937
Credit Line
Gift of Carole Krohn
Medium
Cast and polished metal, molded phenolic plastic
Dimensions
12.2 x 23.8 x 11.3 cm (4 13/16 x 9 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
electric iron
Type
electric iron

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  • 1937: A Year in the Collections
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