Stove, laundry

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OBJECT TYPE: GAS/2 BURNER/PORTABLE
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0371.001

MANUFACTURER: GURNEY FOUNDRY CO. LTD.
MODEL: 23K
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 39136
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (LARGELY CAST-IRON), SAVE WHITE CERAMIC HANDLES ON GAS COCKS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 56.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 53.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Laundry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GURNEY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF STOVE USED C. 1920S- 1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. GAS LAUNDRY STOVES POPULAR C. 1910+
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD. EST. IN TORONTO IN 1848, CONSUMERS' GAS MFD & SUPPLIED GAS TO ITS CUSTOMERS: IN1908 IT OPENED THE FIRST GAS APPLIANCE STORE. OVER 40,000 GAS APPLIANCES WERE IN USE IN TORONTO IN 1908. (REF.4)
Function: USED TO HEAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO BE USED FOR WASHING CLOTHING, LINENS, ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF GAS LAUNDRY STOVE POPULAR IN 1920S & 30S. GAS INTAKE PIPE RUNS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE STOVE, AND A METAL 'SHELF' BELOW THE BURNERS HELPS TO RADIATE HEAT UPWARDS: EACH BURNER IS OPERATED BY MEANS OF A GAS COCK. (REF. 2) GAS HEATERS & STOVES WERE THE MOST POPULAR EARLY GAS APPLIANCES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "G" cast in raised print on each leg. Plate on right side of stove reads "THE GURNEY FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED/ NO. 23K/ SERIAL NO. 39136 MADE/ IN CANADA". "23" cast in raised print on stove top.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLTE. From CA of 09/18/2001 by Flora Davidson: No - Complete
Finish: DULL BLACK FINISH OVERALL; WHITE CERAMIC KNOBS ON GAS COCKS TO EACH BURNER.
Decoration: N/A

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GURNEY FOUNDRY CO. LTD., Stove, laundry, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1998.0371, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0371.001/

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