Rack, oven

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0117.003

MANUFACTURER: TAPPAN-GURNEY LTD.
MODEL: FABULOUS 400 VISUALITE
LOCATION: St-Laurent, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 12
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: 55.0 cm
Width: 39.0 cm
Height: 5.3 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: TAPPAN GURNEY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: St-Laurent

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS RANGE USED 1964-1999.
Canada: MFD BY TAPPAN-GURNEY LTD. OF ST. LAURENT (MONTREAL) PQ. GURNEY FOUNDRY CO. EST'D IN TORONTO IN 1843: BY 1930S. IT HAD BRANCHES IN WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER AND MONTREAL. C. 1957. THE MAIN FACTORY WAS LOCATED IN VILLE ST. LAURENT, AND 'TAPPAN-GURNEY' & 'KENMORE' BRANDS INTRODUCED C. 1960. TAPPAN IS U.S. FIRM, EST'D IN 1891.(REF.1)
Function: TO WARM AND/OR COOK FOOD AND BEVERAGES BY MEANS OF HEAT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF 'DELUXE' MODEL OF ELECTRIC RANGE PRODUCED IN MID 1960S. IT FEATURED A 'HIDE AWAY' TOP SURFACE WHICH COULD BE PULLED OUT TO EXPOSE ALL FOUR COOKING ELEMENTS OR PUSHED IN SO THAT ONLY THE FRONT TWO WERE VISIBLE: PUSHING THE TOP SURFACE BACK WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF THESE REAR BURNERS. WAS EQUIPPED WITH 7 DIFFERENT HEAT SETTINGS. A FAN AND LIGHT WERE PROVIDED OVER THE COOKING TOP. THE OVEN WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TIMER, AND INTERIOR LIGHT (ACTIVATED WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS OPENED), AS WELL AS A ROTISSERIE. STORAGE FOR COOKING POTS, PANS, ETC. WAS PROVIDED IN A LAZY-SUSAN STYLE CUPBOARD BELOW THE COOKING TOP.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NO MARKINGS VISIBLE
Missing: N/A
Finish: has fittings for rotisserie brackets
Decoration: N/A

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TAPPAN-GURNEY LTD., Rack, oven, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0117, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0117.003/

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