Discover this fascinating vintage product brochure for the VICTOR Mono-matic IRONER, an innovative electric appliance from 1939. This detailed flyer showcases the "ENTIRELY NEW 'LAG' PRINCIPLE" designed to simplify ironing, promising to iron everything from sheets to shirts with ease. Featuring engaging illustrations and photographs of women demonstrating the ironer, the brochure highlights its 100% portable design, compact size, and ease of use—even suggesting a child could operate it. The advertisement emphasizes its utility as a "Wonderful Gift For Her!" and includes specifications such as dimensions, weight (33 lbs), and electrical requirements.
Printed in U.S.A. by Victor Electric Products, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, this piece of ephemera offers a captivating glimpse into household technology and advertising from the late 1930s. It details the machine's construction for "FAITHFUL SERVICE" and its ability to handle a variety of garments and linens, making it a unique collectible for enthusiasts of vintage appliances, advertising history, or domestic life. The brochure also notes "Copyright 1939" and "Patent Applied For," adding to its historical significance and appeal.
This item is from the family estate of Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Estes also ran for President and vice President with Stevenson against Nixon/Eisenhower. At one time there was a fire in part of his childhood home. So this item may have some soot staining, discoloration/staining, creasing, has wear around the edges, may have a musty odor from storage with normal estate wear. Please see pictures/scans for more details. We have a large amount of ephemera from the Kefauver estate listed and or will be listing.
Measures approx. 6.25 by 3 inches folded
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