Designer
Christopher Kerr (British)British
Designer
Norman Harry Lucas (British)British
Designer
Eric Lucas (British)British
Designer
Harold Thomas Holder (British)British
ManufacturerManufactured by
Lucas Holder & Co.(English)English
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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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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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