Trivet
- Object Name:
- Trivet
- Object ID:
- 1993.027.16.2
- Creator:
- Strause Gas Iron Company
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Trivet. Cast iron. Triangular trivet to rest iron on. Edges raised along sides, iron design in center, raised lettering around interior edge: "'IWANTU' COMFORT IRON / STRAUSE GAS IRON CO / PHILA. PA. U.S.A." Three feet on bottom. Small gap in raised edge at front; another gap in raised edge across back approximately 2.3" wide. Two square raised pads at back corners of central void. At front of central area, a raised collar with hole in center. Image of iron held in place by several arms that extend from inside edge of that opening. Three feet on bottom; these are Approximately 1" long and tapered slightly toward bottom, flat surface. Cast-iron body must have some type of plating or alloy to resist corrosion as there is very little.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-1.5 L-6.6 D-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Items from the estate of Charlotte Ruth who was a volunteer at NHHS. The items were owned by Mrs. Ruth and her husband Lawrence E. Ruth, who lived at 14 Wall Street, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Ruth, Lawrence, Ruth, Charlotte
- Subjects:
- Irons (Pressing)
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