Heating pad

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1992.0596.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0596.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
MODEL: WPD. 60 S
LOCATION: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

More Information

General Information

Serial #: 63J65?
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RUBBERIZED CLOTH ELEMENT COVERING/ SATIN-LIKE FABRIC SLIP COVER WITH COTTON/WOOL? & CHEESECLOTH-LIKE LINING/ FABRIC MFR'S LABEL/ METAL ZIPPER/ RUBBERED COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC TEMP. CONTROL UNIT/ RUBBER 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: 37.0 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Patient care
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Brantford

Context

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

Details

Markings: MFR'S LABEL ATTACHED TO SIDEOF COVER READS: 'W [LOGO]/ Westinghouse HEATING PAD/ 3 CONTROLLED HEATS/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY LTD./ BRANTFORD - CANADA' (ONE SIDE) & 'CAUTION/ USE NO PINS-DO NOT WET/ FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS/ MODEL WPD. 60 S/ 55W. 115V. AC. SA/ COVER REMOVABLE FOR HOME LAUNDERING/ CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY LTD./ BRANTFORD - CANADA' (OTHER SIDE)/ NUMBER '63J65' STAMPED ON ELEMENT CASING/ BUTTONS ON TEMP. CONTROL UNIT READ: 'H', 'M', 'L' & 'OFF'/ MARKS ON PLUG READ 'MADE IN CANADA' & 'BECK'
Missing: N/A
Finish: ELEMENT COVERING OFF-WHITE RUBBERIZED CLOTH/ SLIP COVER TURQUOISE FABRIC WITH OFF-WHITE LINING/ MFR'S LABEL WHITE FABRIC WITH RED & BLACK GRAPHICS/ ZIPPER METAL UNFINISHED/ CORD COVERING BEIGE RUBBER/ TEMP. CONTROL UNIT BEIGE SYNTHETIC WITH RED, ORANGE, YELLOW & BLUE BUTTONS/ PLUG BEIGE RUBBER WITH PRONGS BRASS UNFINISHED
Decoration: BOTH SIDES OF COVER MACHINE QUILTED IN OVERLAPPING WAVE-LIKE DESIGN

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Heating pad, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1992.0596, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0596.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.