'Tilley Domestic' kerosene iron, model DN250A, kerosene-fuelled, in original box, made by Tilley Lamp Company Ltd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1960s

Traces its origins to 1818 when W. H. Tilley, gas fitters, began manufacturing lamps at their works in Stoke Newington. After a series of name changes, the company became the Tilley Lamp Co in 1924. At that time, they were based in London, England.

Tilley Lamp Co

Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

This is a general term used for those activities involved in maintaining a home, including cleaning, cooking, laundering, sewing, gardening etc.

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K496 Kerosene iron with box and accessories, 'Tilley Domestic', model DN250A, metal / plastic / cardboard / ceramic (possibly glass) / paper / asbestos / possibly rubber, Tilley Lamp Company Ltd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950-1970

Laundry irons with hollow bodies and sliding heels or tops, heated with slugs or bricks put into the interior.

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'Tilley Domestic' kerosene iron and accessories

Object No. K496

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