General Information

Serial #

B51

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CHROME PLATED METAL HOUSING/ WIRE ELEMENTS WRAPPEDAROUND SHEET MICA CORES/ METAL WIRE GRILLS/ SYNTHETIC BREAD LOWERING LEVER, 'DONENESS' CONTROL LEVER KNOB, & 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

27.7 cm

Width

15.7 cm

Height

18.0 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

EVER BRIGHT

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Around the time of the production of this product, more and more Canadian households were gaining access to electricity. 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).

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.3). The toaster itself is minimal in design, embracing modernism through its use of neutral colours and simple materials. The chrome-finish metal body and minimal geometric form allude to the modernist and future-oriented aesthetics of art deco style (Ref.4).

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

INCISED PRINTING ON UNDERSIDE OFBASE READS: 'EVER-BRIGHT LIMITED/ B51/ CAT NO 301 CSA APP NO 8964/ 115 VOLTS 900 WATTS AC ONLY/ CAUTION -/ USE ONLY WITH WALL OR BASE/ RECEPTACLE - DO NOT DIP IN WATER'/ SETTINGS ABOVE 'DONENESS' LEVER AT BOTTOM FRONT READ: 'RELEASE LIGHTER DARKER' (WITH GRADATIONLINES IN BETWEEN)/ INCISED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ARROW ABOVE BREAD LOWERING LEVER/ MARKS ON PLUG READ: 'PAT. 252283/ [GE?]/ [2]50V 660W'

Missing

From CA of 03/16/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

HOUSING METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH/ ELEMENT CORES GRAY MICA/ BREAD LOWERING LEVER & FEET BROWN SYNTHETIC/ COLOUR CONTROL LEVER KNOB RED SYNTHETIC/ CORD COVERING BROWN, RED & BEIGE FIBRE/ PLUG BROWN RUBBER WITH PRONGS BRASS WITH PLATED GRAY METAL FINISH

Decoration

RAISED RIDGES ON FEET & PLUG