General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CHROME PLATED PRESSED METAL HOUSING/ WIRE ELEMENTSWRAPPED AROUND SHEET MICA CORES/ METAL WIRE GRILLS/ SYNTHETIC HANDLE & FEET/ FIBRE COVERED CORD/ 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

20.2 cm

Width

13.8 cm

Height

17.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Around the time of the production of this Canadian-made toaster, more and more Canadians had access to electricity at home. Between 1941-1951, the percentage of homes with electricity increased significantly, from 69.1% of homes, to 87.8%, with higher percentages in urban regions of the country (Ref. 1). As Canadians were introduced to the benefits of electricity in the kitchen, there was initially higher uptake of small electric appliances, such as toasters and irons, than the larger appliances. Between 1952-1960, the total number of toasters that were manufactured in Canada increased from 198,200 to 278,567 toasters total, or a total value of $1.2 million to $2.6 million (Ref.2). By 1931, 40% of homes across Canada owned a toaster (Ref. 1). This product was developed in Toronto, Ontario, at the Canadian-based General Electric facility. Canadian General Electric was established initially in Peterborough, Canada in 1891. They continued to opening manufacturing facilities in Canada, including in Barrie and Toronto (Ref.3).

Function

Two toast bread on both sides at once using a pop-up toasting method. Can toast up to two slices of bread at once.

Technical

The toaster operates as a pop-up toaster, a widely-accepted method that was invented and patented by Charles Strite in 1921 (Ref.4). The toaster itself is minimal in design, embracing modernism through its use of simple materials. The chrome-finish metal body and the repetitive geometric lines decorating the the toaster allude to the modernist and future-oriented aesthetics of art deco style (Ref.5).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED PRINTING ONUNDERSIDE OF BASE READS: 'MODEL NO T22 825W-115V AC ONLY/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO LIMITED/ TORONTO CANADA/ MADE IN CANADA CSA APP NO 8084/ CAUTION - USE WITH WALL OR BASE RECEPTACLE ONLY'/ 'GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC' INCISED ON TOP BETWEEN BREAD SLOTS/ MARKS ON PLUG READ: '250V 660W'

Missing

BREAD LOWERING LEVER/KNOB From CA of 03/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

HOUSING METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH/ ELEMENT CORES GRAY MICA/ GRILLS PLATED METAL/ HANDLE & FEET BLACK SYNTHETIC/ CORD COVERING BLACK & WHITE FIBRE/ PLUG BLACK RUBBER WITH PRONGS BRASS WITH PLATED GRAY METAL FINISH

Decoration

PATTERN OF INCISED PARALLEL LINES ON SIDES & HANDLE