Knife

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0007.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: 14EK1
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 405
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC & METAL/.2-.3 METAL (STAINLESS STEEL WITH TUNGSTEN CARBIDE EDGE), SYNTHETIC PTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: 6.0 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: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C.1965-1970
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO CUT MEAT OR OTHER FOODSTUFFS, USING ELECTRICITY TO POWER THE CUTTING ACTION
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ELECTRICITY APPLIED TO A TRADITIONAL & BASIC TOOL
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 LABEL 'GE' [IN LOGO]/ GENERAL/ ELECTRIC'/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM 'GENERAL [LOGO 'GE'] ELECTRIC/ CAT. NO. 14EK1/ 129 VOLTS 60 CYC. A.C. ONLY/ BRIDGEPORT, CONN. MADE IN U.S.A./ 25 WATTS 0.75 AMPS. [LOGO 'CSA']/ 405/ DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER/ UNPLUG CORD BEFORE/ CHANGING BLADES'/.2 [LOGO 'GE']/ Stainless Steel/ TUNGSTEN CARBIDE EDGE'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 OFF-WHITE & DARK BROWN, SILVER & DARK BROWN LABEL, SILVER PTS/.2-.3 CHROME-LIKE FINISH, OFF-WHITE PTS
Decoration: LABEL HAS PATTERN OF DIAMONDS ON IT, & 10 SHIELD SHAPES CONTAINING, ALTERNATELY, A FLEUR-DE-LYS & A CROWN SHAPE

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