Polisher, floor

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/DISK
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1222.001

MANUFACTURER: HILD FLOOR MACHINE CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 8920
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL MOTOR, POLISHER HOUSING, HANDLE & FITTINGS/ RUBBER GRIPS ON T-BAR STYLE HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Housekeeping
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HILD
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: BY CHANGING DISKS MACHINE COULD BE USED TO SCRUB, APPLY WAX & POLISH, OR TO SAND FLOORING.
Technical: SIZE, MULTI-FUNCTION CAPABILITY & WEIGHT OF THIS MACHINE SUGGEST IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL-MODEL POLISHER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO MOTOR READS: 'HILD/ [ILLUSTRATION OF MOTOR & TEXT 'ELECTRICALLY/ OPERATED']/ FLOOR/ MACHINE/ TRADE/ MARK/ SCRUBS- WAXES- POLISHES/ SCRAPES OFF VARNISH- SANDPAPERS/ PATENTED/ MANUFACTURED BY/ HILD FLOOR MACHINE CO./ NO. 8920 CHICAGO U.S.A.'/ MOTOR MFR'S PLATE READS: 'A.C. MOTOR/ MODEL NO. 26177/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS/ GIVE MODEL NO./ TYPE RSA FRAME 1449/ H.P. 1/4 SP 1425/ CYC 25 [GE LOGO] PH. 1/ FORM D/ TEMP RISE 40[DEGREES] OPEN/ TIME RATING CONT./ No. _/ [DIAGRAM]/ VOLTS 110 VOLTS 220/ AMP 4.8 AMP. 2.4/ PAT. 1490708/ -/ G.E. CO. U.S.A./ NP. 29737-M/ LG'/ ROUND GE-LOGO PLATE FIXED TO MOTOR FRONT/ 'HILD/ FLOOR MACHINE/ *
Missing: PLUG & CLEANING-POLISHING BRUSHES
Finish: POLISHER PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK RUBBER HAND GRIPS/T-SHAPED HANDLE MOUNT IS UNFINISHED SILVER METAL
Decoration: N/A

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HILD FLOOR MACHINE CO., Polisher, floor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1222, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1222.001/

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