Opener, can & sharpener, knife

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1970–1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0117.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: EC25L
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 21.0 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: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO OPEN A CAN BY CUTTING THE TOP OFF, & TO SHARPEN KNIVES
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT 'GE' [IN LOGO]/ 'GENERAL/ ELECTRIC/ CAN OPENER/ Knife Sharpener/ AUTO-OFF ARRET AUTO/ OUVRE-BOITES/ Aiquise-couteaux'/ ON BOTTOM RAISED LETTERING 'MOD. EC25L/ 120 VOLTS 60Hz 1.5 AMPS/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY LIMITED/ BARRIE ONTARIO MADE IN U.S.A.', ALSO HAS 'CSA' SYMBOL/ OTHER MKGS ON BOTTOM 'AM8404'
Missing: N/A
Finish: FRONT CASING IS IVORY COLOUR, 1 CENTRAL PANEL IS TEXTURED, ANOTHER HAS WOODGRAIN-LOOK WITH SILVER & WHITE MKGS & SILVER-TONE BORDER/ REST OF CASING IS DARK BROWN/ HANDLE IS SILVER-TONE IN CRACKLED FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Opener, can & sharpener, knife, circa 1970–1980, Artifact no. 1994.0117, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0117.001/

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