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These events and occurences were largely unrelated, as they occured in vastly separated regions of the globe.
This meant that there was little relation between the development of each object/artifact, and that almost no linkage
can be traced between them, other than in their function. Their purposes were all the same, however - to press
or flatten clothes, eliminate wrinkles, create fashionable creases and decorations, and to disinfect and clean
clothing using heat.
Perioden
1st century BC:
People in Ancient China start using heated
pans to remove wrinkles from their clothing.4th century BC:
Ancient Greeks begin to use rods
heated over the fire, called goffering
irons, to create ornamental creases in
fabric.10th century AD:
Scandinavians have begun to use a
glass iron to press out and ornament
their clothes.Early manual irons - flatirons and sadirons
Ereignisse
Year 1870:
Mary Florence Potts, from the US, patents
a new, easier to use version of the sadiron.Perioden
14th century AD:
Medieval European groups begin using
triangular metal plates called flatirons to
press clothes.15th century AD:
Improvements are made to the popular flatiron,
resulting in the similar, but cleaner hot-box iron.Early - Middle 19th century AD:
Cast iron irons, called sadirons, are developed
in Europe, along with simpler, cleaner heating
methods.Fueled irons - gas, oil, paraffin
Electric irons
Ereignisse
June 6, 1882:
Inventor Henry W. Seeley from the US patents
one of the first irons to run on electricity.Year 1903:
Electric iron with a long cord, and continual
heating is patented.Somewhere 1903 to 1906?
Power companies, particularly in the US, begin
running full time, instead of just at night1920s:
Inventor Joseph Myers develops the first reliable
thermostat and temperature controller for an electric iron.Steam irons
Ereignisse
Year 1926:
The first steam irons become commercially
availableYear 1938:
Improvements are made to the electric steam
iron base plate to prevent rust.1940s:
Steam irons become more widely
commercialized and accepted into
the ironing market.1950s:
'Multiple setting' irons are introduced into the
market.Year 1984:
Automatic shutoff is developed on irons1990s:
Nonstick coatings begin to be applied to the
bottoms of irons.
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