Refrigerator

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRIC/COMPRESSION
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0175.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL EXTERIOR, TOP & LEGS/ ENAMELLED METAL INTERIOR/ PRESSED FIBRE? INSULATION/ METAL FREEZER COMPARTMENT & ICE CUBE TRAY COMPONENTS/ METAL WIRE SHELVES/ SYNTHETIC DOOR & DOOR OPENING MOLDINGS & TEMP. SETTING KNOB/ RUBBER DOOR GASKET/ NICKEL PLATED DOOR HINGES & LATCH, & CONTROL PANEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 60.5 cm
Width: 80.0 cm
Height: 152.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

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

Details

Markings: 'WESTINGHOUSE' & LOGO ENGRAVED ON THERMOSTAT CONTROL PLATE AT TOP FRONT/ PLATE INSIDE TOP READS: 'Westinghouse MADE IN CANADA/ REFRIGERATING UNITMODEL 60-A-124/ STYLE H-27580 [?] SERIAL H-433050/ A.C. MOTOR VOLTS-110 AMPERES3.0 CYCLES-60/ REFRIGERANT S02 TEST PRESSURE 200 POUNDS OF REFRIGERANT-4.75/ SEE PATENT RECORD ON PATENT PLATE/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY LIMITED/ HAMILTON-CANADA'/ SECOND PLATE INSIDE TOP READS: 'A.D.H. (6-1-32) Westinghouse [LOGO]/ REFRIGERATOR CONTROL/ SYTLE H-28203 [4] INSP. [3]/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY, LIMITED. HAMILTON-CANADA'
Missing: 3 ICE CUBE TRAYS From CA of 07/19/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: EXTERIOR METAL REPAINTED WHITE (YELLOWED)/ INTERIOR METALENAMELLED WHITE/ FREEZER, ICE CUBE TRAY COMPONENTS & SHELVES METAL UNFINISHED/ MOLDINGS & KNOB BLACK SYNTHETIC/ DOORGASKET, CORD COVERING & PLUG BLACK RUBBER/ DOOR HINGES & LATCH & CONTROL PANEL METAL WITH POLISHED NICKEL FINISH
Decoration: MOLDED EDGE ON REMOVABLE TOP/ RAISED PANEL ON TOP FRONT/ ARCHED & STEPPED EDGES ON LEGS

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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Refrigerator, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1975.0175, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0175.001/

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