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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/RADIANT/FIREPLACE
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0351.001

MANUFACTURER: Belling & Co.
MODEL: 222
LOCATION: London, England

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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, FRAME & RACK/ PRESSED METAL SIDES,BACK & HEATER GUARD/ COPPER PLATED PRESSED METAL ELEMENT HOUSING FACADE/ CERAMIC HEATING COIL MOUNT/ PORCELAIN SWITCH & RACK KNOBS/ COPPER PLATED PRESSED METAL SWITCH PLATES/ FIBRE COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC? 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: 45.0 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 66.1 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: Belling
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

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

Details

Markings: RECTANGULAR MFR'S PLATE AT BACKBOTTOM CENTRE READS: 'MADE BY BELLING & CO. LONDON ENGLAND/ VOLTS 220 TYPE 222/ AMPS 15.62 SERIES/ Electrical Cooking & Heating Apparatus.'/ RAISED LETTERS CAST INTO HOUSING AT TOP FRONT READS: 'THE BELLING FIRE'/ DIALS ON SWITCHES AT BOTTOM FRONT READ: 'ON' & 'OFF'/ MARKS ON PLUG READ: 'ARROW' & 'A-H&H/ 20A-250V'
Missing: From CA of 03/14/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BASE, FRAME, RACK, HOUSING SIDES & BACK METAL RE-PAINTED BLUE (ORIGINALLY BLACK)/ HOUSING FACADE & SWITCH PLATES PLATED COPPER UNFINISHED/ COIL MOUNT BEIGE CERAMIC/ SWITCH & RACK KNOBS WHITE PORCELAIN/ CORD COVERING RED FIBRE/ PLUG BLACK SYNTHETIC? WITH PRONGS UNFINISHED
Decoration: RAISED FLORAL MOTIF CAST INTO EITHER SIDE OF FRAME AT FRONT/ RAISED VINE-LIKE DESIGN CAST AROUND SWITCHES AT FRONT OF BASE

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Belling & Co., Heater, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1992.0351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0351.001/

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