Roaster, coffee
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REVOLVING DRUM
- DATE
- 1880–1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0151.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PARSONS BROS.
- MODEL
- PEERLESS/4
- LOCATION
- Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 133.0 cm
- Width
- 89.0 cm
- Height
- 131.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Industrial equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PARSONS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Ypsilanti
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1880-1970
- Canada
-
Example of 19th century food processing equipment. - Function
-
Machine with stove underneath revolving drum for roasting coffee beans. - Technical
-
Early, simple machine used in food processing industry - not Canadian make but used in Canada. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Cast lettering reading "PEERLESS ROASTER NO.4,""PARSONS BRO'S MANUFACTURERS", "YPSILANTI/MICH.", & patent dates.
- Missing
- From CA of 07/07/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
- Finish
- Possibly originally painted black, finish now obscured by corrosion.
- Decoration
- N/A
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PARSONS BROS., Roaster, coffee, between 1880–1970, Artifact no. 1986.0151, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0151.001/
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