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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRIC/W.FREEZER
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0045.001

MANUFACTURER: Frigidaire Products of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: FPI-13TC-61
LOCATION: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: A-289473
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING SHEET STEEL) AND SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS AND FITTINGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 82.0 cm
Width: 73.5 cm
Height: 163.5 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: Frigidaire
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Scarborough

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS REFRIGERATOR USED C. 1961-2003.
Canada: REFRIGERATOR MFD IN OCT. 1961 BY FRIGIDAIRE PRODUCTS OF CANADALTD., SCARBOROUGH, ONT., A (THEN) DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Function: TO KEEP COOL FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES, ETC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT SPOILAGE, PROLONG FRESHNESS, AND ENHANCE TASTE.
Technical: TURQUOISE BLUE REFRIGERATOR WITH SEPARATE FROST-FREE FREEZER COMPARTMENT, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED COMPARTMENT FOR BUTTER & CHEESE STORAGE. BOTH REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER DOORS HAVE FULL MAGNETIC DOOR-SEAL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "[crown logo]/ F/ FRIGIDAIRE/ product of general motors" marked on plate fixed in upper right of freezer door front. "IMPERIAL FROST PROOF" marked on lower front edge of freezer door. "OK/ Dynacote" stamped in black ink in upper left of unit back. "FPI-13TC-61" and "TQ" stamped in black ink in centre back of unit, near top edge. Mfr's plate fixed to rear right side panel, near lower edge reads "FRIGIDAIRE/ FRIGIDAIRE PRODUCTS OF CANADA LIMITED/ SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO./ MIN. TEST PRESSURE APPLIED LBS./ LOW SIDE 150 HIGH SIDE 300/ 7/32 HP. [CSA logo] 5-3 TOTAL AMPS./ REFRIGERANT/ 12/ CHARGE/ 17/5 OZ/ [chart] "VOLTS CY. COMP. AMPS./ 15 60 3-4/ 00 50 3-4"/ 7510806/ A–289473/ oct. 1961" marked on mfr's plate. Temperature control dial inside refrigerator marked "COLDER" with directional arrow. Temperature control settings inside butter and cheese storage compartment marked "normal", colder" and "warmer". "Frost-Proof" printed on vent cone inside freezer compartment.
Missing: FREEZER TRAY(S) MISSING.
Finish: TURQUOISE BLUE REFRIGERATOR EXTERIOR; WHITE INTERIOR; CHROME TRIM ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES.
Decoration: N/A

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Frigidaire Products of Canada Ltd., Refrigerator, 1961, Artifact no. 2003.0045, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0045.001/

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