Washer, wringer

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/PULLEY/OSCILLATOR
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0127.001

MANUFACTURER: FAIRGRIEVE & SON
MODEL: ACME
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ANGLE IRON STAND; SHEET METAL PANELS; COPPER TUB; METAL WRINGER WITH RUBBER ROLLS, SHEET METAL WATER BOARD AND WOOD PRESSURE SCREWS

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.2 cm
Width: 64.3 cm
Height: 119.8 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: FAIRGRIEVE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON WRINGER MOUNT READS: 'HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION/ APPROVAL NO./ L.A.-459/ PATENTED/ IN CANADA/ 1924,1925/ PAT'D U.S.A./ APR.27, 1926/ OTHER PATS./ PENDING./ DESIGN REGISTERED 1924/ FAIRGRIEVE & SON LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA.'; MODEL NAME 'ACME' CAST IN SCRIPT ON TOP OF WRINGER; 'ACME/ ELECTRIC/ WASHER' CAST ON LID; 'FAIRGRIEVE & SON/ TORONTO' CAST ON WRINGER MOUNT AND WASHER BASE
Missing: From CA of 08/24/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BASE METAL PAINTED WHITE; TUB COPPER UNFINISHED; WRINGER METAL PAINTED GREEN, METAL UNFINISHED, WOOD PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: BASE HAS RECESSED PANEL ON BOTH SIDES, FRONT AND BACK; TUB HAS RIDGES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE AT EITHER END AND GROOVES IN SUNBURST PATTERN AT EITHER ENDS

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FAIRGRIEVE & SON, Washer, wringer, after 1926, Artifact no. 1992.0127, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0127.001/

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