General Information

Serial #

3893

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL REFRIGERATOR HAS ENAMEL FINISH; METAL, SYNTHETIC, AND RUBBER COMPONENTS..2-.5 METAL SHELVES..6 METAL PAN HAS ENAMEL FINISH.

Dimensions

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

Length

65.0 cm

Width

57.0 cm

Height

149.2 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

GSW

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS REFRIGERATOR USED C. 1945-46; BELIEVED USED UNTIL LATE 2003-EARLY 2004.

Canada

MADE IN CANADA BY GENERAL STEEL WARES LTD. (G.S.W.) C. 1945. THE COMPANY MFD. DOMESTIC APPLIANCES UNTIL DEC. 1976, WHEN IT JOINED CANADIAN APPLIANCES MFG. CO. LTD. AND MOVED ITS APPLIANCE PRODUCTION TO CAMCO. THIS REFRIGERATOR WAS PURCHASED AND USED IN CANADA. (REF. 1)

Function

TO KEEP COOL FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, ETC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT SPOILAGE, PROLONG FRESHNESS, AND ENHANCE TASTE.

Technical

THE DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR OF THIS REFRIGERATOR IS VERY BASIC, AND FEATURES NONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OFFERED IN MORE "DELUXE" MODELS. IT DOES HAVE A FREEZER COMPARTMENT WITH SEPARATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL. IT'S AN AMMONIA COOLED TYPE WITH A COMPRESSOR MOUNTED BELOW THE FRIDGE: AMMONIA ALLOWS FOR LARGE REFRIGERATING EFFECTS IN RELATIVELY SMALL-SIZED MACHINERY. AMMONIA DOES NOT CORRODE IRON OR STEEL, AND THEREFORE LEAKS WOULD NOT DAMAGE THE REFRIGERATOR BODY. THE PRESENCE OF SULPHUR VAPOR MADE LEAKS EASILY AND RELATIVELY IMMEDIATELY DETECTABLE. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate fixed to left side of refrigerator reads "MONARCH/ CSA APPROVAL NO. 10782/ MODEL NO./ SR71-52/ SERIAL NO./ 3893/ VOLTS/ 115/ AMPS./ 2.2/ CYCLES/ 60/ GENERAL STEEL WARES LIMITED/ MONTREAL QUE. ~ TORONTO ONT." "Monarch" cast in open script fixed to door front. "5'2" stamped in black ink on refrigerator body back. Freezer compartment temperature control scale labelled "OFF/ DEFROST/ VACATION" and "1" to "7"..2-.6 No markings visible.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 OFF-WHITE BAKED ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST INTERNAL & EXTERNAL SURFACES. BRIGHT SILVER METAL DOOR HANDLE & LATCH, AND TRIM. BLACK BASE, DOOR SEAL, AND INTERNAL TRIM; BLACK COVERING ON CORD & PLUG..2-.5 SILVER METAL SHELVES..6 WHITE ENAMEL FINISH ON PAN; BLACK PAINTED TRIM ON TOP EDGE.

Decoration

.1 DECORATIVE RAISED VERTICAL MOULDING ON RIGHT SIDE OF DOOR.