COLLECTION NAME:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
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wmich~5~5
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Collection
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Identifier:
exwa_wmup_p-0008249
identifier
exwa_wmup_p-0008249
Identifier
false
Title:
Kalamazoo Gas Company display stand, Michigan
title
Kalamazoo Gas Company display stand, Michigan
Title
false
Alternative Title:
“Iwantu” Gas Iron promotional stand, Kalamazoo, Michigan
alternative_title
“Iwantu” Gas Iron promotional stand, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alternative Title
false
Creator:
Siewert, Herman
photographer
Siewert, Herman
Creator
false
Date:
approximately 1913
date
approximately 1913
Date
false
Description:
Promotional stand in an event hall for the “Iwantu” Gas Iron sponsored by the Kalamazoo Gas Company. A sign over the stand reads, "A Whole Weeks Ironing 4 cents with the Iwantu Gas Iron." A woman poses with the iron and a nearby trivet. Other signs posted on the display read "It saves dust & dirt," "It saves fuel & money," and "It Saves Time & Labor”. The “Iwantu” gas iron was made by Strause Gas Iron Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Kalamazoo Gas Company ran a promotion in 1913 offering the iron for 50 cents down payment and 75 cents a month for four months. Back of photo identifies woman as "My mother Nina Williams Worline”.
description
Promotional stand in an event hall for the “Iwantu” Gas Iron sponsored by the Kalamazoo Gas Company. A sign over the stand reads, "A Whole Weeks Ironing 4 cents with the Iwantu Gas Iron." A woman poses with the iron and a nearby trivet. Other signs posted on the display read "It saves dust & dirt," "It saves fuel & money," and "It Saves Time & Labor”. The “Iwantu” gas iron was made by Strause Gas Iron Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Kalamazoo Gas Company ran a promotion in 1913 offering the iron for 50 cents down payment and 75 cents a month for four months. Back of photo identifies woman as "My mother Nina Williams Worline”.
Description
false
Person:
Worline, Nina Claire Williams, 1889-1969
person
Worline, Nina Claire Williams, 1889-1969
Person
false
Subject:
Kalamazoo Gas Company (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
subject
Kalamazoo Gas Company (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Subject
false
Subject:
Strause Gas Iron Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject
Strause Gas Iron Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
false
Subject:
irons (tools)
subject
irons (tools)
Subject
false
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
coverage_spatial
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Location
false
Time Period:
1910 - 1919
time_period_
1910 - 1919
Time Period
false
Source:
8.5 x 6.25 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008249
source
8.5 x 6.25 in. black-and-white print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008249
Source
false
Collection:
Western Michigan University Regional History Photograph Collection
collection
Western Michigan University Regional History Photograph Collection
Collection
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Digital Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digital Date
false
Rights:
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Type:
image
type
image
Type
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Format Creation:
image/tiff
format_creation
image/tiff
Format Creation
false
Box Barcode:
31141024381209
other_identifier
31141024381209
Box Barcode
false