Refrigerator

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRIC/COMPRESSION
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0385.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: CX-70
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 4638
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL REFRIGERATING UNIT HOUSING, CABINET EXTERIOR & LEGS/ ENAMELLED METAL CABINET INTERIOR/ METAL FREEZER COMPARTMENT & ICE CUBE TRAYS/ METAL WIRE SHELVES & DOOR RACKS/ SYNTHETIC DOOR & DOOR OPENING MOLDINGS & TEMP.SETTING KNOBS/ RUBBERIZED FIBRE DOOR GASKET/ CHROME PLATED DOOR HINGES & 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: 63.0 cm
Height: 164.0 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930'S TO 1980'S
Canada: MADE & USED IN CANADA
Function: Unknown
Technical: TYPE SAMPLE OF 1930'S REFRIGERATOR
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFR'S PLATE ON BACK READS: 'REFRIGERATOR TYPE C.X. 70/PATENTED 1930/NO.4638/CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./LIMITED/TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA'/ONTOP: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/TYPE CA 2 A16 REFRIGERATING MACHINE/REFRIGERANT CONTENT 23/4 LB. METHYL FORMATE/TEST PRESSURES 30 LB. LOW SIDE 60 LB. HIGH SIDE/PATENTS1456110 [TO] 1913186 [SEE PAT.REF.]/SINGLE PHASE MOTOR/ 110 VOLTS [6]0 CYCLES 1/8 HP. FULL LOAD AMP. 2.2-3.1/USE CONTROL CAT. 58X25 RELAY CAT. 50X14/ SCHENECTADY, N.Y. USA'/PLATE ON TOP READS: '4102893'/ON FRONT: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC'/ CONTROL ON TOP: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ WHEN DEFROSTED TURN TO ON/ CONT'DIN SUPP. INFO.
Missing: 1 FOOT PAD From CA of 07/22/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: REFRIGERATING UNIT HOUSING, CABINET EXTERIOR & LEGS METALENAMELLED WHITE (YELLOWED)/ INTERIOR METAL WITH WHITE ENAMEL FINISH/ FREEZER, ICE CUBE TRAYS, SHELVES & RACKS METAL UNFINISHED/ MOLDINGS & KNOBS BLACK SYNTHETIC/ DOOR GASKET BLACK FIBRE/ DOOR HINGES & LATCH METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH
Decoration: RAISED PANEL ON DOOR FRONT/ RAISED MOLDING ON EDGES OF LEGS

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Refrigerator, circa 1931, Artifact no. 1988.0385, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0385.001/

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