General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC, METAL PTS/.2-.3 SYNTHETIC, METAL, BRISTLE/.4-.5 SYNTHETIC, METAL, NEOPRENE FOAM PADS COVERED WITH FIBRE OR PAPER RAGS/.6 WOOD WITH METAL FITTINGS

Dimensions

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

Length

27.0 cm

Width

16.8 cm

Height

28.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Toilet article

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RONSON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLS OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

TO CLEAN & POLISH SHOES

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED 'RONSON/ Roto-Shine' & 'ON/ OFF'/ 'RONSON CORP./ 150W. 115V. A.C. ONLY/ MOD. P. PAT. PEND./ CSA MADE IN U.S.A. UL'/.2-.5 RAISED 'RONSON'/.6 OUTSIDE 'RONSON/ Roto-Shine/ ELECTRIC SHOE POLISHER', ON TOP 'FOR HOLDING ROTO-BRUSH AND BUFFER'/ LABEL INSIDE 'RONSON/ Roto-Shine/ ELECTRIC SHOE POLISHER/ It's fun [EXCL.PT] It's electric [EXCL.PT]/ one...two.../ and you're through [EXCL.PT]/ 1. No Mess [EXCL.PT]/ Just apply polish. Brush in,/ brush up to high shine. 2. No Work [EXCL.PT] Insert special buffer unit./ In seconds, shoes gleam.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 BOTTOM IS DARK BROWN, TOP IS BEIGE; MK'D WITH VARIOUS COLOURS, PRESUMABLY OF SHOE POLISH/ METALLIC GOLD STRIPS ON TOP, SILVERTONE PLATE ON BOTTOM, RED BUTTONS/.2-.3 BEIGE BACK, SILVERTONE SHAFT, BLACK BRISTLES/.4-.5 CREAM COLOURBACK, SILVERTONE SHAFT, BLACK FOAM PAD;.4 COVERED WITH YELLOW CLOTH,.5 WITH WHITE CLOTH/.6 CLEAR FINISH SHOWING WOOD GRAIN, BLACK MKGS, GOLDTONE HARDWARE

Decoration

.1 2 GOLDTONE STRIPS DOWN CENTRE OF TOP