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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/OSCILLATING/VARIABLE SPEED/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1919
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0315.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: AOU
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON PEDESTAL BASE & MOTOR HOUSING/ BRASS PLATED METAL BLADES/ METAL WIRE FAN GUARD/ SYNTHETIC STATIC REDUCING ATTACHMENT/ BRASS MFR'S PLATE/ SYNTHETIC? & FIBRE COVERED CORD/ RUBBER? PLUG WITH BRASS PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.3 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Height: 41.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY 1930'S
Canada: USED IN CANADA, PROBABLY BY DONOR'S FATHER.
Function: TO PRODUCE A STREAM OF MOVING AIR FOR COOLING PURPOSES.
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON BASE READS: 'N.P. 15652/ TYPE AOU OFF HIGH MEDIUM LOW VOLTS 110/ SPEC. 271099-3 CAT. 75433/ FORM V4 GEN. ELEC. CO., U.S.A. CYCLES 25'/ KNOB ON TOP OF GEAR CASE READS: 'IN'/ RAISED LETTERS ON STATIC REDUCING ATTACHMENTS READ: 'Aerovox/ MADE IN CANADA'/ MFR'S LOGO 'GE' IN SCRIPT AT CENTRE OF FAN GUARD/ DETAILED 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING' PRINTED ON PAPER ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE OF BASE (SEE TRANSCRIPTION IN SUPP.INFO.)/ MFR'S MARKS ON PLUG PRONGS READ: 'ZELL UL'
Missing: From CA of 03/08/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BASE & HOUSING METAL ENAMELLED DARK GREEN/ BLADES PLATED BRASS UNFINISHED/ FAN GUARD METAL PAINTED BLACK/ STATIC REDUCINGATTACHMENTS RED-BROWN SYNTHETIC/ MFR'S PLATE BRASS UNFINISHED WITH BLACK BACKGROUND & BRASS PRINTING/ CORD BLACK SYNTHETIC? & KHAKI FIBRE/ PLUG BLACK RUBBER? WITH PRONGS BRASS UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Fan, circa 1919, Artifact no. 1988.0315, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0315.001/

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