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Original Hotpoint iron, 1904
General Electric Company1904
Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States
Earl Richardson of the Pacific Electric Heating Company creating the modern electric iron in 1904. Based on his wife's suggestion, he created an iron that ends with a point at the front, in order to improve the ironing of collars.
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- Title: Original Hotpoint iron, 1904
- Creator: General Electric Company
- Date Created: 1904
- Location: Ontario, California
- Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10 in
- Original Language: English
- Type: Photograph
- Publisher: General Electric Company
- Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.
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