Cherry stoner
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1893
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 6 x 10 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 15.2 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Cast iron cherry stoner painted black, with screw clamp at one end and crank handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Emil Handel
Object Number:
1952.351
Marks:
cast: in relief on cherry stoner: "No. 1"
cast: in relief along support: "Enterprise cherry stoner"
cast: in relief on obverse: "PAT. APRIL 24 / 1893"
cast: in relief on obverse, along support: "Enterprise MFG. Co. PHILADA."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
26939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pressing iron
Classification:
Date:
1760-1840
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 7 3/8 x 4 in. ( 17.8 x 18.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron box iron with wood handle, hinged lid with hook and eye closure, and cut-out heart decoration on sides of body; handle supported by sunflower-shaped brackets.
Object Number:
INV.14871
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
26937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pressing iron
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron flatiron with molded handle and raised six-pointed star on upper part of iron.
Credit Line:
Gift of George Hammond Sullivan
Object Number:
1950.272c
Marks:
molded: in center top of handle: "8"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
26936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toaster
Classification:
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 23 x 8 3/8 in. ( 12.4 x 58.4 x 21.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron toasting rack on three feet with handle with circular end and rotating stand (to hold pieces of bread) with two sets of twisted semi-circular loops and decorative circular posts on edge of stand.
Object Number:
INV.14866
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pressing iron
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1852
Medium:
Cast iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 21.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Cast iron charcoal iron with removable upper section to access iron interior used to burn coal; upper section has a cylindrical neck for steam to escape and a turned wooden handle; rear has riveted escutcheon decorated with bearded face in relief that conceals opening for igniting coal.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1931.65
Marks:
maker's mark: in relief beneath handle: "W.B. CUMMINGS./N. TALIAFERRA./& E. BLESS./PATENTED 1852"
Gallery Label:
This type of pressing iron is also called a "tailor's goose."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
26900
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trivet
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 11.4 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Cast brass trivet on three feet; handle with image of heart and monogram vertically set in individual spaces "C / H / F", border in shape of bricks set in horseshoe shape with masonic symbols inside horseshoe of a star, square, and compass with "G" at the center.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.413
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trivet for pressing iron
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 11 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 9.8 x 29.5 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron trivet for flatiron with ring-handle terminus and wrought symmetrical curvilinear shapes joined to three-legged base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1368
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26897
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pressing iron
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 4 x 6 in. ( 11.4 x 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Cast iron flatiron with molded handle and raised six-pointed star on upper part of iron.
Credit Line:
Gift of George Hammond Sullivan
Object Number:
1950.272b
Marks:
molded: in center top of handle: "6"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
26895
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trivet
Classification:
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 20 x 7 in. ( 5.7 x 50.8 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron trivet with scrolled heart-shaped foot and handle terminus; rectangular heating surface with alternating straight and undulating arms.
Object Number:
INV.14867
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
26893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toaster
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1798
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 14 x 44.4 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Cast iron toaster with pair of plain arches on rectangular swivel base, resting on bar, all on two legs; handle extends from bar, bent up at meeting with third leg, and ends in circle with hole in middle; stamped around the whole, "L/ P/ 1798."
Object Number:
Z.952
Marks:
stamped: on the end of the handle: "L/ P/ 1798"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1798
eMuseum Object ID:
26855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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