General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION; ENAMELLED EXTERIOR FINISH. OVENS HAVE GRANITEWARE LINERS. SYNTHETIC CONTROL KNOBS AND DOOR PULLS. NB: OVEN WALLS & DOORS ARE PROBABLY ASBESTOS LINED.

Dimensions

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

Length

78.3 cm

Width

55.0 cm

Height

88.5 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

Beach

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF STOVE PROBABLY USED IN 1930S+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS CO. LTD. THIS RANGE MFD BYBEACH [FOUNDRY LTD. ?], ESTABLISHED IN OTTAWA IN 1894, WITH LATER WORKS IN WINNIPEG AND CALGARY.

Function

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

Technical

RIGHT OVEN DOOR FITTED WITH TEMPERATURE GAUGE. SMOOTH COVER OVER BURNERS MAY BE LIFTED UP TO FORM BACKSPLASH WHEN RANGE TOP IS IN USE, THEN FOLDED DOWN TO COVER BURNERS AND FORM A WORKSURFACE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "Beach" appears in recessed print in lower right front of range. "G.23.F.A.-11" cast in raised print on left oven heating element./.2-.3 "G.24.F.A.-19" cast in raised print on underside of each grill.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. MISSING ONE PULL FITTING FROM .5 BURNER TRAY. From CA of 06/19/2001 by Kevin Machan: Yes - Knob missing from pr. right side of pull out drip tray.

Finish

CREAM & GREEN COLOURED WITH BLACK TRIM. OVEN INTERIORS HAVE BLACK & GREY/WHITE GRANITEWARE LINERS.

Decoration

N/A