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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/LUMINOUS/PORTABLE
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0347.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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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 BASE, FACADE & TOP/ SHEET METAL HOUSING & INTERIOR/ PORCELAIN & METAL BULB SOCKETS/ GLASS BULBS WITH BRASS BASES/ PORCELAIN PLUG PLATE WITH BRASS PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 44.9 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

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

Details

Markings: RECTANGULAR MFR'S PLATE AT TOP CENTRE READS: 'THE RATHBONE FIREPLACE MFG. CO./ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH./ PAT'D JUNE 1, '86 MAR. 18 '02 APR.11 '05/ APR.3 '06 OCT. 27 '08 OCT. 27 '08' [LAST DATE REPEATED TWICE]/ SWITCH AT BOTTOM SIDE READS: 'G.E. Co., U.S.A./ 2A 250V 5A 125V'/ MFR'S LOGO 'GE' IN SCRIPT AT CENTRE OF SWITCH KNOB & BOTTOM CENTRE OF FACADE/ HAND-PRINTED INSCRIPTION ON TWO OF THREE BULBS READS: 'burnt out'/ AUCTION STICKER REMNANT ON ONE BULB
Missing: ELECTRICAL CORD From CA of 03/14/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing cord
Finish: BASE, FACADE & TOP IRON RE-PAINTED BLACK/ HOUSING METAL RE-PAINTED BLACK/ INTERIOR METAL UNFINISHED & POLISHED/ SOCKETS WHITE PORCELAIN& METAL UNFINISHED/ BULBS FROSTED GLASS WITH BRASS UNFINISHED BASES/ PLUG PLATEWHITE PORCELAIN WITH PRONGS BRASSUNFINISHED
Decoration: RAISED LEAF-LIKE MOTIF CAST INTO FRONT OF HEATER/ OPEN- WORK DESIGN CAST INTO TOP

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General Electric, Heater, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.0347, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0347.001/

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