General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN STAND & WASHER TUB; CAST IRON & WOOD WRINGER; RUBBER & METAL ROLLERS, AND WOODEN GUARDS; IRON HOOPS SECURE STAVES; METAL CASING & PRESUMABLY COMPONENTS COMPRISE MOTOR. LEATHER PULLEY STRAP.

Dimensions

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

Length

86.0 cm

Width

78.0 cm

Height

134.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Laundry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Beatty

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Fergus

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MACHINE PROBABLY USED C.1920S-1930S. THIS MACHINEDISPLAYED C.1960S+

Canada

VEHICLE & COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED BY ONT. HYDRO IN THE EARLY 1960S' TO PRESENT AN INTERPRETATION OF THE 'ADAM BECK CIRCUS' VEHICLES OF 1912. THE ORIGINAL BECK CIRCUS WAS USED BY THE HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER COMM. OF ONT. TO PROMOTE ELECTRICITY & ELECTRICAL TOOLS, EQ. & APPLIANCES TO RURAL ONTARIANS AT FAIRS, PLOWING MATCHES, ETC.

Function

TO CLEAN FABRICS, AND ESPECIALLY CLOTHING, BY MEANS OF WATER, SOAP AND/OR CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

Technical

IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM THIS WRINGER WASHER'S TUB WOULD HAVE EMPLOYED A DOLLY MECHANISM TO DRAG CLOTHES THROUGH WASH WATER IN ROTATING TUB. ADVERTIZED AS A 'TIME SAVER' MACHINE, CAPABLE OF WASHING & WRINGING CLOTHES SIMULATNEOUSLY AND MINIMIZING TIME & ENERGY REQUIRED TO WASH, RING, BLUE & RINSE CLOTHES DUE TO ITS DESIGN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'THE/ WHITE CAP/ WASHER/ EASIER TO OPERTE/ WASHES FASTER/ LASTS LONGER' PAINTED OR APPLIED ON DECAL ON FRONT OF MACHINE TUB/ SECOND DECAL (OR PAINTED REPRODUCTION OF DECAL), BELOW READS: 'MADE IN CANADA/ BEATTY BROS./ LIMITED/ FERGUS, ONT. LONDON, ONT./ WINNIPEG,MAN. MONTREAL, QUE./ EDMONTON, ALTA./ ST. JOHN, N.B./ VANCOUVER, B.C. LONDON, ENGLAND/ 'OIL EVERY WASHDAY' & PART NO. CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON TUB COVER HINGE TOP; 'BEATTY BROS. LIMITED/ FERGUS AND LONDON/ ONTARIO CANADA' & PART NO. CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON HINGE BASE/ 'BT' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON WRINGER STAND, ADJUSTMENT KNOBS, ETC. PART NOS. ALSO CAST ON WRINGER./ Plate screwed to motor housing reads: " A.C. MOTOR/ NO. 1211285 TYPE SA/ WOUND IND. 116 H.P./ FORM 21 H.P. 1/2 R.P.M. 1 120/ VOLTS 110 CYCLES 60/ AMP. 3.5/ GEN. ELEC. CO. U.S.A. "; " GE [LOGO] " cast on motor end.

Missing

COMPLETE DETAILS OF WORK UNKNOWN.

Finish

PAINTED CREAMY-YELLOW, WITH BLACK PAINTED MOTOR, STRAPS & SOME COMPONENT PARTS. WRINGER PAINTED SILVER-GREY. INSIDE OF TUB IS GROOVED & UNFINISHED.

Decoration

OPENWORK CASTING ON WRINGER HOUSING & TUB COVER HINGE/ ELABORATE GREEN, GOLD &RED DECALS ON TUB FRONT