General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PORCELAIN BODY; MICA HEATING ELEMENTS; METAL FITTINGS & COMPONENT PARTS/.2 SYNTHETIC PLUG & CONNECTOR; FABRIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.4 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

17.5 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

PAN ELECTRIC

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF TOASTER PRESUMABLY USED C. 1928-1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER

Canada

Unknown

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

PORCELAIN TOASTER DESIGNED BY GEORGE EATON, WHO MADE TOASTER COMPONENTS FOR THE WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. THE TOASTRITE WAS OFFERED IN 6 DIFFERENTCOLOURS. IT WAS ADVERTISED AS BEING '...SO SIMPLY MADE THAT IT CANNOT GET OUT OF ORDER. THE HEATING ELEMENT IS PRACTICALLY EVERLASTING...' (REF.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'[CHINA]/ TOASTRITE/ [ELECTRIC]/ 110 Volts 500 Watts/ The Pan Electric Mfg. Co./ Patented CLEVELAND, O.' STAMPED IN GREEN INK ON UNDERSIDE OF TOASTER/ '5' STAMPED IN BLACK INK ON EACH OF THE TOASTER FEET/.2 PLUG: GENERAL ELECTRIC LOGO, UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES LOGO, '10A./ 125V./ 5A/ 250V.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON CONNECTOR. GENERAL ELECTRIC LOGO ALSO INCISED ON PLUG PRONGS.

Missing

ORIGINAL CORD

Finish

MOTHER-OF-PEARL FINISH ON.1; BLACK PIPING ON EDGE OF TOAST TRAYS; BLACK FEET/.2 BLACK WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON CORD SHOT WITH GREEN & WHITE; DARK BROWN PLUG & CONNECTOR

Decoration

HAS MOTHER-OF-PEARL FINISH