Heater

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.3108.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: T 108
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 494810
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal body and components on a wooden base with fibre covered cord

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.4 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 38.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: Unknown
Canada: Fait partie de la collection Hydro-Ontario (MG-6-13). Cette collection acquise par le musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada en 1992 documente la culture matérielle de l’histoire de l’électricité et ses usages. Part of the Ontario Hydro Collection. This collection was acquired by the CSTM in 1992. It documents the material culture of the history of electricity and its uses. (From Worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Function: To provide heat to an area.
Technical: 200-250 volts, 6.5 amps. Selon un document des archives d’Ontario Hydro, il s’agissait de l’une des premières chaufferettes électriques. ``Made of cast iron segments between which insulator spools are placed. Over the insulator spools, coils of heating wire are strung``. Elle a été utilisée à la centrale électrique no. 2 Adams, à Niagara Falls, New York. (From Worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Silver-painted metal heater with a black cord and an off-white tag.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Heater, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1992.3108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.3108.001/

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