- Title:
- Tilley iron
- Object name(s):
- laundry equipment; iron
- Brief description:
- A paraffin iron made by Tilley Lamp Co. Ltd. in 1951. The design of the handle and control knob was made in collaboration with Insulators Ltd who created a design where the spaces for the controls are moulded in and must be accurate for assembly purposes.
- Collection:
- Museum of Design in Plastics
- Associated concept:
- house and garden
- Colour:
- cream
- Material:
- metal
- Material:
- plastic
- Material:
- bakelite - generic term
- Material:
- PF
- Material:
- phenol formaldehyde
- Object name:
- laundry equipment; iron
- Object number:
- AIBDC : 0_2482
- Object production date:
- 1951
- Object production organisation:
- Tilley
- Organisation's association:
- Manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Person's association:
- Designer
- Technique:
- compression moulded
- Technique type:
- handle
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b35e1b2-ef87-3aa2-9a6d-dea8cd987462
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0b35e1b2-ef87-3aa2-9a6d-dea8cd987462, Museum of Design in Plastics, CC BY
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