Shelf, cooling unit

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.1023.002

MANUFACTURER: Kelvinator
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.3 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: N/A
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: Kelvinator
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1929+
Canada: Part of a collection of refrigeration parts and service items from Dr. G. Leslie Oliver. Dr. Oliver added to and documented a collection begun by his late father, of household and automobile technology. Dr. Oliver's father, T.H. Oliver established a refrigeration & electric service business in Aurora, Ont. 1924, the first and oldest such organization in York Region. In 2000, the business was sold but continues to operate under the T.H. Oliver name.
Function: To support ice cube trays within refrigerator cooling unit.
Technical: Component of item identified by donor as a Kelvinator cooling unit, c. 1929. Self-contained unit would have been bolted to roof of refrigerator cabinet inner liner. Storage space within cooling unit can accommodate 2 ice cube trays. Trays are arranged vertically, with uppermost tray supported by removable shelf.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dull, galvanized tin shelf.
Decoration: N/A

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Kelvinator, Shelf, cooling unit, circa 1929, Artifact no. 1998.1023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.1023.002/

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