General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS TRAY

Dimensions

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

Length

36.5 cm

Width

34.0 cm

Height

2.0 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

Amana

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Iowa

City

Amana

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS OVEN USED C. 1973- C. 1997. THIS MODEL MFD 1972-1973.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EARLY MICROWAVE OVEN DESIGNED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, PURCHASED & USED IN ONTARIO. THE DONOR PURCHASED IT BECAUSE HE OWNED A HARDWARE STORE AND THUS WAS FAMILIAR WITH HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PRODUCT DESIGN & MARKETING.

Function

TO HEAT ITEMS, USUALLY FOODSTUFFS, IN ORDER TO KILL GERMS, IMPROVE APPEARANCE AND/OR TASTE BEFORE CONSUMPTION.

Technical

MICROWAVE OVENS WERE DEVELOPED IN LATE 1940S-1950S, A RESULT OF TECHNOLGY PERFECTED IN WW11. IN 1945 RAYTHEON CORP. DEV'D MICROWAVE COOKING UNIT FOR COMMERICAL & INSTITUTIONAL USE; IN 1955 THE 'RADAR RANGE' WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC. AMANA WAS THE FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET A 115-VOLT COUNTER-TOP MICROWAVE OVEN FOR THE HOME (1967). SMALLER & LESS EXPENSIVE (UNDER $500.00 US IN 1967) THE AMANA RADARANGE WAS POPULAR WITH CONSUMERS, ALTHOUGH SALES OF MICROWAVE OVENS WERE SLOW UNTIL THE EARLY 1980S. (REF.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.2 glass tray (inside oven) has following text cast in underside: " FRONT/ DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE OVEN WITH DOOR OPEN// DO NOT OPERATE OVEN EMPTY- DO NOT USE METAL COOKWARE/ THIS GLASS MUST BE IN DURING OPERATION/ FRONT ".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A