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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/PULLEY?/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0247.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: PD A820F 6W
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 7508 0230
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY/ PLASTIC/ CHROME PLATED ACCENT.

Dimensions

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

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: 111.5 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO REMOVE EXCESS MOISTURE FROM CLOTHING, LINENS, ETC. FOLLOWING WASHING.
Technical: ACCORDING TO DONOR, THIS IS ONE OF VERY FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS MODEL STILL IN EXISTANCE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE INSIDEWHEN OPENING DOOR ON RIGHT CORNER READING: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN CANADA/ 115-230 VOLT/ 24-15 AMP/ 3 WIRE/ 60 CYC./ MODEL NO. PD A820F 6W/ SERIAL NO. 75080230/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED/ TORONTO/ CANADA'/ DECAL AT BACK READS 'A.J. FRIEMAN LIMITED/ OTTAWA'/ CONTROL TOP READS IN SILVER LETTERS ON TRANSPARENT PLASTIC 'CLOTHES CONDITIONER/ GENERAL ELECTRIC', WITH LOGO IN MIDDLE/ 'AUTOMATIC CONTROL/ ELECTRIC DRYER/ 3 CYCLES' READS ON PINK BACKGROUND WITH GREY LETTERS 'SPRINKLE OR FLUFF' & 'DAMP DRY'/ IN BROWN LETTERS 'AUTOMATIC DRY'/ PINK PLASTIC BAR READING 'AIR FRESHENER'. /*
Missing: START SWITCH From CA of 08/30/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: WHITE ENAMELED METAL/ CHROME PLATED ACCESSORIES LIKE BOTTOM, AROUND EDGES OF TOP & DOOR ETC./ TRANSPARENT PLASTIC WITH ALL INFO ON/ PINK PLASTIC BAR & CONTROL CYCLE KNOB.
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Dryer, circa 1953, Artifact no. 1987.0247, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0247.001/

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