General Information

Serial #

118

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON; ENAMELLED FINISH ON .1 RANGE/ PTS CASTOR CUPS PRESUMABLY METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

117.0 cm

Width

65.0 cm

Height

131.5 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

MOFFAT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Weston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RANGE USED C. LATE 1920S+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AMD MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS CO. LTD. MOFFATS GAS RANGES WERE THE FIRST CANADIAN-MADE GAS RANGES TO BEAR THE CANADIAN GAS ASSOCIATION'S 'BLUE STAR OF APPROVAL', CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL NATIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. (REF. 3)

Function

TO WARM AND/OR COOK FOOD AND BEVERAGES BY MEANS OF HEAT.

Technical

MOFFATS LTD. BEGAN MFG COOKING RANGES IN THE LATE 1880S: WOOD BURNING STOVES, ELECTRIC, COMBINATION AND GAS RANGES WERE MFD AT THEIR WESTON PLANT. BLUE STAR 660 MODEL FEATURED 4 INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED BURNERS, BAKE & WARMING OVENS, AND WARMING DRAWER; OVEN HEAT CONTROL DIAL; AND A PUSH BUTTON PILOT LIGHTER. MOFFATS ADVERTISED THE 600 SERIES GAS RANGES AS HAVING TWICE THE LIFE(SPAN) OF AN ORDINARY RANGE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"MOFFAT" printed in turquoise blue on upper oven door; "TESTING LABORATORY/ APPROVED/ CGA/ TRADE MARK REG'D 1927 CANADA " and blue star logo printed below. "OFF" appears below each burner control. "RUTZ" incised in igniter button. Plate on rear of range reads "MOFFATS BLUE STAR/ GAS RANGE/ MODEL 660 SERIAL 118". Oven control marked "WILCOLATOR/ OVEN HEAT CONTROL/ THE WILCOLATOR CO. MFRS NEWARK, N.J./ PATD 5-4 27 4-19 27 5-10 27 OTHER PATS PENDING"; Oven heat control device marked [in ascending order]: "250/ WHOLE/ MEAL/ CEREALS/ CANNING/ FRUIT CAKE/ BAKED BEANS/ 300/ ANGEL CAKE/ SPONGE CAKE/ CUSTARD/ CASSEROLE/ PUMPKIN PIE/ 350/ LOAF CAKE/ MACARONI/ BAKED FISH/ LAYER CAKE/ BREAD/ 400/ MUFFINS/ COOKIES/ APPLE PIE/ POULTRY/ ROASTS/ 450/ BISCUITS/ TARTS/ PIE SHELLS/ POPOVER/ PUFF PASTRY/ 500/ SEAR MEATS/ TOAST/ BROIL MEATS/ 550" ; dial fitted with stop mechanism (ie. maximum setting is 550 )./ PTS castor cups: "MOFFAT" cast in raised print on underside of each castor cup.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. UPPER OVEN DOOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED IN LOWER LEFT CORNER; HINGED SUPPORT FOR THIS DOOR IS NOT ORIGINAL. From CA of 06/19/2001 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined Hinge broken in left corner, door stored on pallet for move along with part box

Finish

BLUE-GREY RANGE BODY HAS WHITE TOP, SPLASH BACK & DOOR PANELS, KNOBS & DOOR HANDLES; BLACK BACK.

Decoration

N/A