General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL BODY WITH ALUMINUM BOTTOM TRAY/ SYNTHETICKNOBS/ FABRIC COVERED CORD WITH SYNTHETIC PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length

24.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

22.5 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

ABC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1940'S & 1950'S

Canada

MADE & PROBABLY USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO RE-HEAT COOKED FOOD, ESPECIALLY BAKED GOODS SUCH AS BREADS, WAFFLES ETC., THAT CAN BE SLICED, BY APPLYING RADIANT HEAT AT CLOSE RANGE.

Technical

VARIATION ON USUAL TOASTER - TOAST DROPS DOWN RATHER THAN POPS UP/ FIRST DROP-DOWN TYPE INTRO. IN 1930 BY BEARDSLEY & WOLCOTT MANUFACTORY, WATERBURY CN. THIS ONE COPY OF ONE MADE IN ALUMINUM BY AN AIRCRAFT CO., PENNSYLVANIA AIRCRAFT WORKS INC. NAMED THE 'DELTA' OR 'PENN POP DOWN' [SEE REF. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE ON BOTTOM: 'DELTA AUTOMATIC TOASTER/ MADE IN CANADA BY/ A.B.C. ELECTRIC LTD./ WINNIPEG MANITOBA/ MODEL 280 WATTS 940/ VOLTS 110-120 A-C ONLY/ CSA APP. NO. 9850/ CAUTION USE WITH ALL OR/ BASE RECEPTABLE ONLY'/ MOULDED IN KNOB: 'DELTA'/ ON SIDE: 'D L RELEASE'

Missing

KNOB/ DAMAGED CORD

Finish

'CHROME' FINISH/ BLACK HANDLES/ BLACK & GOLD CORD COVER

Decoration

CONCENTRIC CIRCLES & LINES ETCHED ON EACH SIDE