General Mills "Tru-Heat" Iron, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Electric iron
Date Made
circa 1950
Creators
Place of Creation
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.
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