Charcoal pressing iron

Charcoal pressing iron by Eisenwerk Brenner, with a turned wooden grip.

Height

232 mm

Width

240 mm

Depth

110 mm

Weight

4.15 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials

Cast and wrought iron, brass ornament, wooden grip

Condition

Good — Complete, with wear consistent with age and use.Applicant-submitted

Condition notes

Minor losses to the finish; otherwise sound.

Kato Wekesa, 1899: Brought to Kisumu. Amna Babiker, 1914: Passed by inheritance. Nyeri University Collections, 1945: Transferred into an institutional collection. Mombasa Survey Collection, 1968: Transferred into an institutional collection. Otieno Chege, 1975: Received as a gift by the current custodian.

1. 1896
   Eisenwerk Brenner Manufacture · Germany

   Made.

   VerifiedSource: Maker’s marks
2. 1899
   Kato Wekesa Acquisition · Kisumu

   Brought to Kisumu.

   Applicant-submittedSource: Shipping manifest
3. 1914
   Amna Babiker Inheritance · Kisumu

   Passed by inheritance.

   VerifiedSource: Letter
4. 1945
   Nyeri University Collections Transfer · Kisumu

   Transferred into an institutional collection.

   VerifiedSource: Accession register
5. 1968
   Mombasa Survey Collection Transfer · Kisumu

   Transferred into an institutional collection.

   VerifiedSource: Family account
6. 1975
   Otieno Chege Gift · Kisumu

   Received as a gift by the current custodian.

   Applicant-submittedSource: Family account
7. 2012
   Otieno Chege Registration · Kisumu

   Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.

   VerifiedSource: Registry decision

Acquired by current custodian

Received as a gift, 1975Verified