Christopher Kerr
"Smoothie" Travel Iron

"Smoothie" Travel Iron
"Smoothie" Travel Iron
DesignerBritish
CultureBritish
Titles
  • "Smoothie" Travel Iron
DateDesigned 1946, manufactured c. 1948
PlaceCoventry, England
MediumChromeplated steel, Bakelite, cordage, and plug
Dimensions2 5/16 × 4 5/8 × 1 15/16 inches (5.9 × 11.7 × 4.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Susan Garwood
Object number97.257
Not on view

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Provenance[Lin/Weinberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Metal label, back of iron: "SMOOTHIE / REG GT BRIT. 850220.848149 PATENT NO. 607450 / MADE IN ENGLAND / BY / LUCAS HOLDER / COVENTRY 75 WATT 100-250V."

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