Agitator
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- OBJECT TYPE
- washer
- DATE
- 1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2005.0218.004
- MANUFACTURER
- Thor Canadian Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 4
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Moulded black synthetic agitator has lightly mottled appearance and texture.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 36.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 38.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Housekeeping
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Thor
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This machine used c. 1949- 1960.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Specific: To direct movement of water and clothes within wash tub - Technical
-
Arms or blades on agitator serve to lift tub contents, and prevent them from forming sodden mass on tub floor. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "[logo or graphic]" and "X" appears in raised print on underside of agitator.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Moulded black synthetic agitator has lightly mottled appearance and texture.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Thor Canadian Co. Ltd., Agitator, before 1949, Artifact no. 2005.0218, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0218.004/
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