[Thursday] Questions: Re: Fwd: Re: assher steam iron

Ernie ernie176 at yahoo.com
Sun Apr 22 16:19:14 MDT 2018 

We have enough trouble taking care of our current relevant artifacts.  Where would we put it?  What is it's significance to our visitors.  Who is going to move it, set it up and prevent it from being just another lump of iron?

I can state from lots of museum experience, inanimate objects rarely have any interest to the general public.

Case in point where are our visitors unless it is a rainy day?
In the steam building
In the Massie building 
Watching the models on the steam table
Watching the running engines near the big boiler.
Watching exhibitors engines in the display field.

Just my 2 cents worth
Ernie

On Sun, 4/22/18, Randall Snow via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Thursday] Questions: Re:  Fwd: Re: assher steam iron
 To: "David Crowell" <ka1edp at yahoo.com>
 Cc: "thursday at newsm.org" <thursday at newsm.org>
 Date: Sunday, April 22, 2018, 4:06 PM
 
 If you search "asher
 ironer"  the first 2 posts, the only ones relevant,
 are from this gentleman and at least one of
 them has a photo with it.  The
 unit would
 appear to have cloth belting as part of the surface that
 the
 cloth rides on as it passes through the
 machine.  I think that means it
 would have
 to go indoors.  The photo would also suggest that an
 electric
 motor has been fitted onto it for
 driving it.  Right now I'm assuming steam
 is only used to press out wrinkles.  We would
 have to fit it with its own
 engine or drive
 it from a line shaft.  Dave is right, there is virtually
 no
 other information online that I can
 find.  It's old, and it's rare, but is
 it relevant?
 
 On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 3:36 PM, David Crowell
 <ka1edp at yahoo.com>
 wrote:
 
 > If this steam
 iron is as old as the owner claims, then maybe we should
 > consider saving it.
 >
 > First, Is it worth
 preserving? Does it have any significance?
 > What kind of costs would there be to move
 it to the Museum and put it on
 >
 display?
 > If it can be put on display
 outside on a concrete slab with a roof over
 > it, would that be enough to protect it?
 >
 > A google search for
 "Assher" turned up nothing.
 >
 > DC
 >
 >
 >
 ------------------------------
 > *From:*
 Randall Snow <pleaseleaveamessage4me at gmail.com>
 > *To:* David Crowell <ka1edp at yahoo.com>
 > *Cc:* KENDALL ADAMS <kladams12 at comcast.net>;
 thursday at newsm.org;
 Louis
 > Vertefeuille <kingfrog1 at verizon.net>
 > *Sent:* Sunday, April 22, 2018 2:15 PM
 > *Subject:* Re: [Thursday] Fwd: Re: assher
 steam iron
 >
 > I'm
 tending to agree with everyone.  We can find better things
 to
 > demonstrate utilization with,
 perhaps even something made in RI to try and
 > maintain that local focus.
 >
 > On Fri, Apr 20, 2018
 at 5:42 PM, David Crowell via Thursday <
 > thursday at newsm.org>
 wrote:
 >
 > My last job
 was working maintenance in a hotel. We had gas fired
 ironers
 > for ironing bed sheets and
 other dry, not wet linens. Yes, they are big and
 > heavy and if the one offered has sat for
 years, restoration could be a
 > major
 job. Lou is right, demonstrating it would be difficult and
 it would
 > need a large area and who
 knows how much steam to run it.
 >
 > Dave Crowell
 >
 >
 >     On Friday,
 April 20, 2018, 2:50:56 PM EDT, Louis Vertefeuille via
 > Thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
 wrote:
 >
 >  Ken,
 >
 >
 >
 If this is the same item I've seen in laundries I've
 inspected..It is big
 > and heavy. I
 don't think we have room for it and it would be
 difficult to
 > demonstrate how it
 works... unless you wanted to bring in your wet laundry
 > from home. Under the circumstances I'd
 say give it a pass but thank the guy
 >
 for his thought of us.
 >
 >
 > LOU
 >
 >
 >
 > -----Original
 Message-----
 > From: KENDALL ADAMS via
 Thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
 > To: thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
 > Sent: Fri, Apr 20, 2018 2:38 pm
 > Subject: [Thursday] Fwd: Re: assher steam
 iron
 >
 > Hi All, 
 This is not your family version of a steam iron. It is
 steam
 > powered, approx. 8 ft. wide,
 would require riggers to remove from bldg. and
 > transport, located in Pawtucket RI,  and
 is free of charge.  Any thoughts
 >
 ???
 >
 > Ken
 >
 > -------- Original
 Message ----------
 > From: Pete <pnixon22 at verizon.net>
 > To: KENDALL ADAMS <kladams12 at comcast.net>
 > Date: April 19, 2018 at 2:31 PM
 > Subject: Re: assher steam iron
 >
 > This is a steam
 ironer for use in industrial laundries.
 >
 [image1.JPG]
 >
 >
 > [image2.JPG]
 >
 > I do not want to scrap it. I was hoping
 someone would like to take it off
 > of my
 hands.
 > On Apr 19, 2018, at 2:26 PM,
 KENDALL ADAMS <kladams12 at comcast.net
 mailto:
 > kladams12 at comcast.net
 > wrote:
 >
 >
 >
 > Hi Peter,  Is this
 steam iron the typical size of a modern iron ?  Are you
 > seeking to sell this item or as a donation
 to the museum. The museum could
 > utilize
 this item as a very interesting display item.  Thank
 you.
 >
 >
 > Ken Adams
 >
 > NEWSM
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