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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0580.002

MANUFACTURER: RENFREW MACHINERY CO.
MODEL: 11
LOCATION: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD, METAL, RUBBER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 71.5 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 42.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Laundry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: RENFREW
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Renfrew

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'NO 11/ WARRANTY/ BEST QUALITY STEEL SPRING/ IMPROVED GUIDE BOARD FOR SPREADING THE CLOTHES/ DOWSWELL, LEES & CO./ LIMITED/ HAMILTON, CANADA'/ TOP 'LOOSEN/ PRESSURE/ SCREWS/ WHEN/ NOT IN USE'/ BACK 'NO 11/ WARRANTY/ BEST QUALITY STEEL SPRING/ WRINGERS LAST [LONGER AND] WORK BETTER/ IF CLOTHES ARE [?] SPREAD AND NOT BUNCHED/ OR TWISTED WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE ROLLERS./ ALWAYS REMOVE PRESSURE FROM ROLLS BY RELEASING TOP SCREWS WHEN NOT IN USE/ KEEP BEARINGS WELL LUBRICATED. OIL INJURES THE RUBBER'
Missing: N/A
Finish: VARNISHED IWHT PT PAINTED OR STAINED RED, BLACK MKGS/ ROLLERS ARE LIGHT, DULL YELLOW, SILVERTONE PTS, PTS AT ENDS OF ROLLERS PAINTED TEAL GREEN
Decoration: SCROLL DESIGN ON EACH UPRIGHT/ TOP BAR IS TURNED/ 4 SCREWS HAVE SCROLLS INSET

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RENFREW MACHINERY CO., Wringer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0580, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0580.002/

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