Refrigerator

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL/PROPANE/ABSORPTION
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1975.0759.001

MANUFACTURER: SERVEL INC.
MODEL: W600A
LOCATION: Evansville, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 923067
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ENAMELLED METAL EXTERIOR & INTERIOR/ METAL FREEZER/ METAL WIRE SHELVES/ SYNTHETIC MOLDING ON DOOR OPENING/ RUBBER DOOR GASKET/ CHROME PLATED METAL HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 73.0 cm
Width: 72.0 cm
Height: 151.0 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: SERVEL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Evansville

Context

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

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'COMPLIES WITH NATIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS/ AMERICAN GAS R ASSOCIATION [LOGO]/ SERVEL/ MARCA REGISTRADA REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.GAS REFRIGERATOR/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ SERVEL INC. EVANSVILLE, IND./ WHEN ORDERING PARTS OR REFERRING/ TO REFRIGERATOR GIVE THIS NO. W-600A 923067/ CSA APP. NO. 1782'/ 2ND MFR'S PLATE READS: 'SERVEL/ MARCA REGISTRADA/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ ABSORPTION/ REFRIGERATING UNIT/ PLATEN MUNTERS SYSTEM/ CONTAINS LESS THAN 2# OF AMMONIA/ TESTED TO 800 LBS. PER SQ. IN./ B.T.U. RATING 2350/ MODEL W-600A SERIAL NO. 923448/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ SERVEL INC./ EVANSVILLE, IND.'/ CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO
Missing: N/A
Finish: EXTERIOR SPRAY-PAINTED BROWN OVER ORIGINAL WHITE ENAMEL FINISH/ INTERIOR METAL WITH WHITE ENAMEL FINISH/ FREEZER METAL ENAMELLEDGRAY/ SHELVES METAL ENAMELLED WHITE/ MOLDING GRAY SYNTHETIC/ GASKETGRAY RUBBER/ HANDLE METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH
Decoration: RAISED FLAME-SHAPED EMBLEM AT TOP FRONT OF DOOR

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SERVEL INC., Refrigerator, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1975.0759, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0759.001/

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