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The Ironrite Ironer Co., Detroit, MI

The Ironrite Ironer Co., Detroit, MI

Artist
WA-00031632
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
1
Works in Collection
4
Assets Indexed
1
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
50%
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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1947–1948
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Useful Objects Under $10
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941–1942
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Useful Objects of American Design under $10
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1940

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About

Why this artist matters now

The Ironrite Ironer Co. was an American manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan, founded in 1911. The company produced commercial and domestic pressing equipment that became iconic fixtures of postwar American laundries and households. Ironrite's streamlined steel and chrome machines exemplified the industrial design aesthetics of mid-century manufacturing, combining functional engineering with a distinctive visual presence that reflected modernist principles of efficiency and form. The company's equipment remains a recognized artifact of American labor and domestic technology history.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Artworks (1)

Artwork sources (1)

1 published of 2 catalogued · 2 with image
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Images

Armor for Field and Tournament (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Armor for Field and Tournament (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

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Collections1
Museum of Modern Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
New York · 1958
Group Exhibition100 Useful Objects of Fine Design (available under $100)
New York · 1947
Group ExhibitionUseful Objects Under $10
New York · 1941
Group ExhibitionUseful Objects of American Design under $10
New York · 1940