General Mills "Tru-Heat" Iron, circa 1950

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Electric iron

Date Made

circa 1950

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2024.166.45

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Sherman.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Cloth
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.25 in (in box)
Width: 9.5 in (in box)
Length: 4.25 in (in box)

Inscriptions

on front of iron: GENERAL MILLS around edge of iron control dial: LO 275 350 400 450 500 550 HI on center of iron control dial: OFF / LO / RAYON / HI / COTTON / WOOL / LINEN on end of iron handle: GENERAL MILLS / NO. GM 1BB / 115 V 1100 W / A.C. ONLY / MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. / MADE IN U.S.A. on front of instructions: IRONING / the Betty Crocker way / with the / General Mills Tru-Heat Iron at top of guarantee form: IMPORTANT - / TO VALIDATE YOUR GUARANTEE PLEASE FILL OUT / AND MAIL THIS WARRANTY CARD IMMEDIATELY on front and back of packaging: General Mills / Tru-Heat Iron / SPONSORED BY / Betty Crocker on end of packaging: General Mills / General Mills (R) / LIGHTWEIGHT / Tru-Heat (R) Iron / Permarod HEATING ELEMENT / MODEL GM 1BB / 1100 WATTS - 115 VOLTS, A.C. ONLY = 3 1/8 LBS. / Made by Generral Mills, Inc. / Home Appliance Dept., Minneapolis 13, Minn. / (C) G.M.I., 1946 on end of packaging: See enclosed Ironing Booklet for / VALUABLE / Betty Crocker COUPON / General Mills Tru-Heat Iron Model GM 1BB on top of packaging: Shaped for Speed / Irons backward and easily as forward on bottom of packaging: This General Mills / Tru-Heat Iron / IS SPONSORED BY / Betty Crocker / MADE IN U.S.A. / PRINTED IN U.S.A. / BETTY CROCKER AND PERMAROD ARE / TRADE NAMES OF GENERAL MILLS, INC.
General Mills "Tru-Heat" Iron, circa 1950