General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM KETTLE WITH WOODEN HANDLE/ 3 SYNTHETIC FEET

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

28.0 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

RADIANT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1930 ONWARDS

Canada

THIS KETTLE WAS PURCHASED BY MRS. LIEFF'S FATHER, M. BROWENDER IN THE EARLY 1930'S, FROM A SHORT-LIVED CANADIAN COMPANY RADIANT ALUMINUM, WHO MOSTLY MANUFACTURED ELECTRIC HEATERS. MR. BROWENDER OWNED CHARLES PIERCE HARDWARE, A HARDWARE STORE IN TIMMINS, ON. WHEN THE KETTLE ARRIVED, THE ENTIRE BROWENDER FAMILY GATHERED TO SEE IF IT WAS REALLY POSSIBLE TO BOIL WATER WITH AN ELECTRIC KETTLE

Function

TO BOIL WATER

Technical

THE KETTLE FEATURES A BRIDGE ELEMENT, DESIGNED BY RAYMOND G. BRIDGES, IN THE 1920'S, TO IMPROVE THE FLEXIBLE AND INSULATION OF THE HEATING ELEMENTS. UNLIKE OTHER ELECTRIC KETTLES FROM THE SAME PERIOD, THE ELEMENT IS PLACED IN A SEPARATE COMPARTMENT, AND NOT IN THE WATER COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST ELECTRIC KETTLE IN TIMMINS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped on bottom of kettle reads: "RADIANT ALUMINUM CO./ VOLTS, 110 AMPS 28/ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL No 1716/ BRIDGES PATENT ELEMENT/ PAT. U.S. NOV. 20, 23/ CAN. JAN. 5, 26./ TORONTO, ONT."/ Stamped over print above is either a "6" or a "9"

Missing

ELECTRICAL CORD

Finish

POLISHED ALUMINUM WITH BLACK HANDLE

Decoration

SIMPLE DECORATIVE HANDLE