General Information

Serial #

24372

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STEEL AND OTHER METALS; SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS..2 MOULDED SYNTHETIC COVER HAS METAL NAMEPLATE..3-.8 METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

178.0 cm

Width

80.0 cm

Height

87.0 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

Wood

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Guelph

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS COMBINATION FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR USED 1956+

Canada

CHEST-STYLE COMBINATION FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR MFD. BY WC WOOD CO. FOUNDED IN 1930 IN TORONTO, THE COMPANY FIRST MFD ELECTRICALLY POWERED FARM MACHINERY SUCH AS GRAIN GRINDERS, ELECTRIC FENCERS, AND OAT ROLLERS., AND EXPANDED INTO MILK COOLERS,AND EVENTUALLY HOME APPLIANCES. IN 1941 THE CO. MOVED TO GUELPH, ONT. (REF. 1

Function

STORAGE DEVICE FOR FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, ETC. WHICH PRESERVES THEM BY MEANS OF COLD AND/OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF LARGE COMBINATION FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR, DESIGNED FOR HOME USE. BOTH COMPARTMENTS FEATURE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND DOORS MAY BE LOCKED, AND UNIT IS FITTED WITH BATTERY-OPERATED ALARM WHICH SIGNALS POWER INTERRUPTION. CABINET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ILLUSTRATE TRANSITION BETWEEN ELECTRICALLY POWERED MILK COOLERS AND HOME FREEZERS. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Crest on freezer compartment front marked "W/ WOOD'S/ GUELPH CANADA". Plate inside lower right front access panel reads "THE W.C. WOOD COMPANY LTD./ [logo]/ GUELPH CANADA/ CSA APPROVAL NUMBER 4026/ MODEL 165 SERIAL NO. 24372/ REF'RNT. [blank] VOLTS 115/ CHARGE 14.6 OZ. AMPS 4/ CYCLES ---25 PHASE 1/ H AND L SIDE TEST PRESSURE 300 LBS. SQ. IN./ ENG. SPEC. 213-5731". Label on inside of refrigerator compartment lid marked "INSULATED WITH/ FIBERGLAS/ T.M. REG'D". Temperature controls, etc.marked..2 "Wood's" cast in chromed metal plate fixed to front of access panel door..3-.8 No markings visible.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 CABINET EXTERIOR IS SMOOTH WHITE ENAMEL, WITH SOME BLUE PAINTED AND BRIGHT CHROME TRIM. FREEZER COMPARTMENT INTERIOR AND LINER OF LID ARE BLUE. REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT INTERIOR HAS BLUE AND OFF-WHITE MARBLED PATTERN LINER; LID LINER IS BLUE. BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORDS & PLUGS..2 CREAM-COLOURED DOOR PANEL TRIMMED IN BLUE; HAS GOLDTONE METAL NAMEPLATE..3-.8 SILVER METAL COMPONENTS.

Decoration

N/A