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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