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Toy

Object number98.17.191 a,b

Manufacturer The Grant Paper Box Company

Manufacturer Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company (1903 - 1962)

Datec. 1948

OriginPittsburgh, PA

Mediummetal, wood, paint, fabric, rubber, electric heating element, cardboard, Ink

Credit LineGift of Spang & Company

DescriptionToy electric iron with cardboard box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a - iron body): 3.125 × 3.5 × 6.375 in. (7.9 × 8.9 × 16.2 cm)
Length (a - iron cord): 11.75 in. (29.8 cm)
Height x Width x Length (b): 4.125 × 3.25 × 7 in. (10.5 × 8.3 × 17.8 cm)
Marks(a)
Text on end of iron's tail/stand "CAT. NO. / 25A / 110-120 V. / 42W. / "Sunny Suzy" / WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA. MADE IN U.S.A."

(b)
Long sides of box have text "WOLVERINE / Streamline / NO. 25A / Electric Iron".

Short sides of box have text "NO. 25A / COLOR / UNDERWRITERS APPROVED / WOLVERINE / Streamline / Electric Iron"; one side has paper adhesive label covering the last three lines with text "L-48 STREAMLINE ELEC. / IRON #25A / WOLVERINE".

Top of box has text "STREAMLINE ELECTRIC IRON / NO. / 25A / MFD. BY / WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO., Pittsburgh, Pa. / MADE IN / U.S.A."

Underside of box has text inside a diamond "WOLVERINE / MADE IN / U.S.A."; inside a circle "LISTED UNDER / REEXAMINATION SERVICE / UL / OF / UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES"; and inside another circle "CAT. No. 25A / 120V-27.5W / "Sunny Suzy" / Made in / U. S. A. / Wolverine Supply & Mfg. Co. / PITTSBURGH, PA."

Interior proper left flap has logo with text around perimeter "THE GRANT PAPER BOX COMPANY / Pittsburgh, Pa." and at center "GPB / CO. / QUALITY BOXES".
Historical Notes#25A Streamline Electric Iron

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