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Charcoal box iron

Charcoal box iron

Object No. H5236

Charcoal iron with handle and accessories, iron / gilded copper / wood / metal / brass, J & J Whitehouse, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, 1876-1934

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Summary

Physical Description

Charcoal chimney box iron, charcoal heated, cast-iron, with gilded copper heat shield, made by J. & J. Whitehouse, Ironfounders, Phoenix Foundry, Castle Street, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, late 1800s to early 1900s

DIMENSIONS

Height

250 mm

Width

103 mm

Depth

210 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

This iron was made in England by Jabez and John Whitehouse of Tipton. In 1865 J. Whitehouse, an iron founder of Tipton, Staffordshire, made improvements to box irons. In 1886 both John and Jabez Whitehouse took out a patent, No.323, for improvements to charcoal box irons. The Whitehouse family operated the Phoenix Foundry on Castle Street, Tipton, and produced cast-iron goods including this iron from the late 1800s until the early 1900s. John Whitehouse died in 1893.

SOURCE

Credit Line

Gift of Wilson, E J, 1953

Acquisition Date

13 October 1953

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