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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/SLOT/AUTOMATIC
- DATE
- 1932–1942
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0799.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Chicago Flexible Shaft Co.
- MODEL
- T-9
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, INCLUDING CHROME; BAKELITE; PROBABLY GLASS INDICATOR LIGHT; FIBRE COVERED CORD
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
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 19.0 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
- Chicago
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO TOAST BREAD ON 2 SIDES AT ONCE - Technical
-
FAIRLY EARLY EXAMPLE OF A 'SILENT' AUTOMATIC TOASTER WHICH USED A BIMETALLIC HEAT SENSOR RATHER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY STANDARD CLOCK MECHANISM AS A CONTROL/ CAN BE SET TO POP UP WHEN DONE OR TO KEEP TOAST WARM IN TOASTER UNTIL WANTED/ AUTOMATICALLY SHORTENS TOASTING TIME AS TOASTER WARMS UP, SO TOASTING STAYS EVEN - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON BASE 'Sunbeam/ MODEL T-9/ MADE IN/ UNITED STATES AMERICA/ CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT CO./ CHICAGO/ PAT. 1862733-2031656-2196393/ 2197221-2254687-2271485/ DES. PAT. 107552/ OTHER PATENT PENDING/ VOLTS 110-120 WATTS 1100/ CAUTION/ USE WITH WALL OR/ BASE RECEPTACLE ONLY', 'PULL BUTTON TO OPEN COVER/ AND THOROUGHLY BRUSH AND/ SHAKE OUT CRUMBS FREQUENTLY/ PULL OUT WALL PLUG/ BEFORE OPENING THIS COVER', 'IF BUTTON ON TOASTER POINTS/ TO DARK AND TOAST IS TOO LIGHT/ GIVE THIS WHEEL 1 COMPLETE/ TURN DIRECTION OF ARROW/ VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT/ IF BUTTON ON TOASTER POINTS/ TO LIGHT AND TOAST IS TOO DARK/ GIVE THIS WHEEL 1 COMPLETE/ TURN DIRECTION OF *
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CHROME FINISH, BLACK BASE & HANDLES, BLACK CORD WITH PEACH FLECKS
- Decoration
- .1 ART DECO STYLE DESIGN ON FRONT & BACK, USING 2 SETS OF INDENTED PARALLEL LINES/ 2 SETS OF 3 INDENTED PARALLEL LINES RUN DOWN MIDDLE OF TOASTER & ALONG LOWER EDGE OF EACH END
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Chicago Flexible Shaft Co., Toaster, circa 1932–1942, Artifact no. 1995.0799, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0799.001/
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