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OBJECT TYPE: COMBUSTION/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1950–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0324.001

MANUFACTURER: HEVI DUTY ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: 70
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 94151
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FERROUS METAL/ SYNTHETIC WIRE COVERING/ CERAMIC LINING/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.2 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 33.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HEVI
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950S-1960S?
Canada: FROM LABORATORY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS.
Function: USED TO HEAT SUBSTANCES IN ORDER TO ANALYSE COMPOSITION. THIS TYPE WAS CHIEFLY USED IN DETERMINATION OF CARBON BUT WAS ALSO USEFUL FOR OTHER TYPES OF WORK SUCH AS ABSOLUTE ORGANIC ANALYSIS (REF. 2).
Technical: EXAMPLE OF COMBUSTION FURNACE SOLD IN 1950S & 1960S BY NUMBER OF DISTRIBUTORS OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATES ON ONE SIDE READ "MADE IN U.S.A.", "ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNIT [TRADE MARK] FURNACE/ REPLACEABLE UNITS/ HEVI DUTY ELECTRIC CO./ MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN./ TYPE 70 SER.NO. 94151/ MAX. TEMP. 1950 [DEGREES] F. SAFE WORKING TEMP. 1850 [DEGREES] F./ VOLTS 115/230 WATTS 750", & "HEVI DUTY ELECTRIC CO./ MILWAUKEE, WIS./ CSA APPROVALS NO. 469/ TYPE 70 SER.NO. 94151"/ PLATES ON OPPOSITE SIDE READ "MULTIPLE UNIT [TRADE MARK]/ HEVI DUTY ELECTRIC COMPANY/ MILWAUKEE, WIS." & "CANLAB"/ INCISED LETTERING ON EITHER END READS "HEVI DUTY ELECTRIC CO./ 4838-20"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: FURNACE PAINTED GREY/ BLACK, & BROWN & WHITE WIRE COVERING/ WHITE CERAMIC
Decoration: N/A

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HEVI DUTY ELECTRIC CO., Furnace, between 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1995.0324, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0324.001/

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