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OBJECT TYPE: DESK/VARIABLE SPEED/ELECTRIC
DATE: 1896
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0565.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 247810
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON PEDESTAL BASE & MOTOR HOUSING/ BRASS PLATED METAL BLADES & FAN GUARD/ BRASS MFR'S PLATE/ FIBRE COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC PLUG WITH BRASS PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.8 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Height: 43.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: U.S.A./ PAT. 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RECTANGULAR MFR'S PLATE ON TOP OF MOTOR HOUSING READS: 'NP3197 ALTERNATING CURRENT FAN MOTOR/ NO. 247810 VOLTS 100/115 CYCLES 60/ PATENTED 1889 1892 1893 1895/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED'/ MFR'S INSIGNIA AT CENTRE OF FANGUARD READS: 'CGE'/ SMALL BRASS PLATE BELOW SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON BASE READS: 'OFF'/ RAISED LETTERS ON TOP OF PLUG (BOTH SIDES) READ 'ARROW'
Missing: From CA of 02/08/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BLACK JAPANNED FINISH ON BASE & HOUSING/ BLADES & FAN GUARD PLATED BRASS UNFINISHED/ MFR'S PLATE BRASS WITH BLACK BACKGROUND & BRASS PRINTING/ CORD COVERING KHAKI FIBRE/ PLUG BLACK SYNTHETIC WITH PRONGS BRASS UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Fan, circa 1896, Artifact no. 1992.0565, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0565.001/

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