Hot plate
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC
- DATE
- 1930–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0293.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bersted Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL CASING FITTED WITH CERAMIC COIL PLATE, AND MOULDED SYNTHETIC HANDLES AND FEET..2 FABRIC COVERED ELECTRICAL CORD HAS RUBBER (?) COVERED PLUG AND MOULDED SYNTHETIC (?) CONNECTOR WITH WIRE FITTINGS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.0 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 6.5 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
- Bersted
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF HOT PLATE PRESUMABLY USED C. 1930S- 1940S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
- Canada
-
SMALL APPLIANCE MFD. IN TORONTO, ONT. BY BERSTED MFG. CO. LTD.; DESIGN CERTIFIED (SAFE) BY HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER CO. (H.E.P.C.). - Function
-
COMPACT PORTABLE DEVICE USED FOR HEATING FOOD OR BEVERAGES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "660W/ BERSTED MFG. CO. LTD./ TORONTO/ H.E.P.C. APP. NO. LA. 5408/ VOLTS 110/115 STYLE" stamped into underside of appliance..2 "KENMORE" cast in raised print on plug housing. "5A 250V/ 10A 125V/ C-H" cast in raised print on connector end.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE. .2 CORD MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL.
- Finish
- .1 BRIGHT PLATED SILVER METAL FINISH ON MOST AREAS; OFF-WHITE MOULDED CERAMIC COIL PLATE. DULL BLACK HANDLES AND FEET..2 MEDIUM BROWN COLOURWOVEN FABRIC CORD HAS OFF-WHITE BROKEN-STRIPE PATTERN; BLACK PLUG AND CONNECTOR ENDS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bersted Mfg. Co. Ltd., Hot plate, circa 1930–1945, Artifact no. 2002.0293, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0293.001/
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