Lid, egg cooker

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/AUTOMATIC
DATE: 1944–1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0733.002

MANUFACTURER: Sunbeam
MODEL: E2
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 ALUMINUM & SYNTHETIC/.3 ALUMINUM

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.2 cm
Width: 13.6 cm
Height: 20.0 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: Sunbeam
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN USED
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO COOK BOILED EGGS TO A PRE-SET DEGREE OF SOFTNESS OR HARDNESS
Technical: THROUGH USE OF ELECTRICITY & A THERMOSTAT CONTROL, PROVIDES A MORE CONTROLLED & ACCURATE MEANS OF DOING A TYPE OF COOKING THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY OTHER MEANS FOR CENTURIES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON MEASURING TUBE 'Sunbeam/ EGG COOKER/ WATER MEASURE FOR/ BOILING AND POACHING/ [SCALE #'D 1-10]/ VERY SOFT MEDIUM' & 'FOR HARD COOKED EGGS USE INSIDE/ OF COVER TO MEASURE WATER.'/ INSIDE COVER, AT DIFFERENT LEVELS 'HARD', 'MEDIUM', 'VERY SOFT'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CHROME-LIKE FINISH, MEASURING TUBE ON TOP IS CLEAR & COLOURESS, WITH REDINSERT
Decoration: N/A

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Sunbeam, Lid, egg cooker, circa 1944–1952, Artifact no. 1995.0733, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0733.002/

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