Oven, microwave
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/COUNTERTOP
- DATE
- 1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0429.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Amana Refrigeration Inc.
- MODEL
- RADARANGE RR 4
- LOCATION
- Amana, Iowa, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A50204463
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS CONSTRUCTION
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 58.0 cm
- Width
- 44.0 cm
- Height
- 38.0 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
- Amana
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Iowa
- City
- Amana
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS OVEN USED C. 1973- C. 1997. THIS MODEL MFD 1972-1973.
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF EARLY MICROWAVE OVEN DESIGNED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, PURCHASED & USED IN ONTARIO. THE DONOR PURCHASED IT BECAUSE HE OWNED A HARDWARE STORE AND THUS WAS FAMILIAR WITH HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PRODUCT DESIGN & MARKETING. - Function
-
TO HEAT ITEMS, USUALLY FOODSTUFFS, IN ORDER TO KILL GERMS, IMPROVE APPEARANCE AND/OR TASTE BEFORE CONSUMPTION. - Technical
-
MICROWAVE OVENS WERE DEVELOPED IN LATE 1940S-1950S, A RESULT OF TECHNOLGY PERFECTED IN WW11. IN 1945 RAYTHEON CORP. DEV'D MICROWAVE COOKING UNIT FOR COMMERICAL & INSTITUTIONAL USE; IN 1955 THE 'RADAR RANGE' WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC. AMANA WAS THE FIRST TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET A 115-VOLT COUNTER-TOP MICROWAVE OVEN FOR THE HOME (1967). SMALLER & LESS EXPENSIVE (UNDER $500.00 US IN 1967) THE AMANA RADARANGE WAS POPULAR WITH CONSUMERS, ALTHOUGH SALES OF MICROWAVE OVENS WERE SLOW UNTIL THE EARLY 1980S. (REF.1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "Radarange [registered trademark symbol] MADE ONLY BY Amana [registered trademark symbol]" appears on panel on upperfront right of oven. Indicator dials & controls labelled. Mfr's plate on oven back reads "FOR PARTS & SERVICE GIVE/ MODEL,MFG.,AND SERIAL NO./ MODEL RR-4/ MFG. P71100-2M/ SERIAL A50204463/ UL LISTED/ 782G/ CSA 25719/ VOLTAGE 115V~60HZ/ CURRENT 14.5A/ POWER 1600WATT/ Amana [registered trademark symbol]/ AMANA REFRIGERATION, INC./ AMANA, IOWA, MADE IN U.S.A. "./ Decal applied to oven back reads " Manufactured Under One or/ More of the Following Patents/ U.S./ 2,733,650/ 2,761,942/ 2,763,757/ 2,790,054/ 2,811,624/ 2,813,185/ 2,814,708/ 2,820,127/ 2,827,537/ 2,830,162/ 2,856,497/ 2,888,542/ 2,888,543/ 2,909,635/ 2,910,566/ 2,920,174/ 2,956,143/ 2,979,671/ 3,020,447/ 3,106,629/ 3,182,164/ 3,196,243/ 3,436,507/ 3,471,671/ 3,496,316/ 3,514,566/ 3,531,613/ 3,531,950/ 3,584,177/ 3,662,140, 3,670,134/ 3,681,652/ 3,702,386/ Other Patents Pending/ A31460, Rev. 1". Second decal reads " CERTIFIED FOR SAFE OPERATION/ This microwave oven meets all safety requirements of the/ Performance Standard for Microwave Oven of the U.S./ Government, Department of Health, Education and Wel-/ fare, 42CFR78.212, under the authority of the U.S./ Public Law 90-602, the Radiation Act for Health and Safety./ Part No. A31777-1 Printed in U.S.A. Amana "./ Large white decal bears diagram of electrical plug & receptacle, and text " WARNING/ ELECTRICAL GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS/ THIS APPLIANCE IS EQUIPPED WITH A THREE-PRONG/ (GROUNDING) PLUG FOR YOUR PROTECTION AGAINST/ POSSIBLE SHOCK HAZARDS. WHERE A TWO-PRONG/ WALL RECEPTACLE IS ENCOUNTERED, IT IS THE PER-/ SONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION OF THE/ CUSTOMER TO CONTACT A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN/ AND HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A PROPERLY GROUNDED/ THREE-PRONG WALL RECEPTACLE IN ACCORDANCE/ WITH THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (SEE FIGURE 1)./ WHERE A TWO-PRONG ADAPTOR IS REQUIRED TEMP-/ ORARILY, IT IS THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND/ OBLIGATION OF THE CUSTOMER TO CONTACT A QUAL-/ IFIED ELECTRICIAN AND HAVE THE ADAPTOR PROPERLY/ GROUNDED AND POLARIZED./ [diagram]/ DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CUT OR/ REMOVE THE ROUND GROUNDING PRONG/ FROM THIS PLUG. DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG./ B56480-1 "./ Paper chart fixed to upper left corner of microwave back reads " QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT/ LEAK TEST/ Inspector/ 56/ Electrical/ AND/ MECHANICAL/ Inspector/ 56/ PERFORMANCE/ TEST/ Inspector/ [illegible[/ FINAL/ LEAK TEST/ Inspector/ 56/ SOUND / TEST/ Inspector/ 56/ APPEARANCE/ Inspector/ 2/ FINAL/ APPEARANCE/ Inspector/ 2 [?]/ When corresponding about this unit please include the model. Serial and inspectors/ number. A30600 ".
- Missing
- FILTER ON THE VENTILATOR IS MISSING. INSIDE DOOR LINING IS POP RIVETED (NOT ORIGINAL).
- Finish
- GREY PEBBLE-TEXTURED FINISH ON OVEN EXTERIOR, SAVE FRONT PANEL; SILVER METAL INTERIOR SURFACES AND DOOR FRAME; GLASS INSERT IN DOOR HAS WIRE MESH PANEL. DARK GREY CONTROL PANEL TO RIGHT OF DOOR BEARS WHITE INDICATOR DIALS, COLOURED CONTROL BUTTONS ETC.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Amana Refrigeration Inc., Oven, microwave, 1973, Artifact no. 1997.0429, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0429.001/
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