Heater, pail

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0055.001

MANUFACTURER: MOFFATS LTD.
MODEL: EP
LOCATION: Weston, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 12972
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; SYNTHETIC ELECTRICAL CORD

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Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Barns & buildings
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MOFFAT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Weston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1938
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO HEAT A PAIL OF WATER, ACTIVATING WHEN A FULL PAIL OF WATER IS HUNG ON BRACKETS - IF WATER BOILS DRY HEATER SHUTS OFF
Technical: SAFE MEANS OF HEATING WATER AS NEEDED AROUND THE MILKHOUSE WITHOUT CARRYING HOT WATER FROM THE HOUSE. WAS ADEQUATE FOR THE TIME FOR WASHING DAIRY EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READING 'MOFFATS LIMITED/ WESTON, ONT., CANADA/ O.S.A. APPROVAL NO. 194/ FOR USE ON A.C. ONLY/ STYLE EP, 115 VOLTS/ SERIAL 12972, 1320 WATTS'/ PLATE WITH PATENT INFORMATION (partially illegible): ‘PATENTED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES/ CANADA PATENTED 1912 & OTHER PATENTS ______________/ AUSTRALIA PAT AUGUST 12 1937 NO. 104.055/ AUSTRALIA PAT AUGUST 14 1941 NO. 115,_____________/ Great Britain Pat. July 12 1937/ Great Britain Pat SEP 5 1941 549320/ New Zealand Pat No. 78,419; No 85,121/ South Africa UNION PAT AUGUST 5 1937 No. 1015/37/ South Africa UNION PAT MARCH 27 1941 ______ ________/ UNITED STATES PAT NO. 2,272,136 AND ______________'
Missing: From CA of 07/29/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: PAIL HEATER PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL WITH WHITE? ELEMENT; BOX PAINTED BLCK ENAMEL; BLUE SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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