Washer, wringer

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/PULLEY/AGITATOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0121.001

MANUFACTURER: MAYTAG
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 406218R
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 CAST METAL TUB, AGITATOR, STAND AND WRINGER; RUBBER ROLLS AND ELECTRICAL CORD; WOOD MOTOR MOUNT; PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 67.2 cm
Height: 110.5 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: MAYTAG
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ca. 1928-1966
Canada: This machine was bought in Buffalo as a wedding gift for a woman living in a city.(St. Catharines ?) She used it for 38 years. The only maintenance the machine needed over those years was to change a roller bearing. In 1966, she won in a contest a new washing machine. The machine was then located at Bob Dare Appliances Ltd. store.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S DECAL ON LID READS: 'MAYTAG'; MFR'S DECAL ON CENTRE FRONT AND WRINGER READS: 'MAYTAG/ REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE';DISTRIB'S DECAL ON CENTRE BACK READS: '[KO]LIPINSKI BROS./ 1102 BROADWAY BUFFALO, N.Y.'; DISTRIB'S LABEL ON FRONT READS: 'BOB DARE LTD./ [?]95 7337'; MFR'S NAME 'MAYTAG' CAST IN RAISED SCRIPT ACROSS TOP OF WRINGER; 'ON' AND 'OFF' SETTINGS CAST IN RAISED LETTERS BESIDE WRINGER CONTROL LEVER AND AGITATOR CONTROL BAR AT FRONT CORNER OF TUB
Missing: From CA of 08/24/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: METAL PAINTED GREY, METAL UNFINISHED; MFR'S DECALS ON LID AND CENTRE FRONT RED, BLUE, GOLD AND BLACK WITH WHITE AND BLACK GRAPHICS; MFR'S DECAL ON WRINGER BLUE WITH WHITE AND BLACK GRAPHICS; DISTRIB'S DECAL ON BACK GOLD WITH BLACK GRAPHICS; DISTRIB'S LABEL ON FRONT GOLD WITH BLACK GRAPHICS
Decoration: SHIELD-SHAPED MFR'S DECAL ON LID AND CENTRE FRONT DEPICTS FLEXED ARM AND HOURGLASS, WITH MFR'S NAME IN SCRIPT ACROSS MIDDLE AND MFR'S INITIAL BELOW

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MAYTAG, Washer, wringer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.0121, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0121.001/

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