Icebox

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0817.001

MANUFACTURER: LEONARD ?
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARDWOOD EXTERIOR/ ZINC COATED SHEET METAL INTERIOR/ BRASS HINGES & DOOR LATCH/ METAL CASTERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 78.8 cm
Width: 51.0 cm
Height: 107.5 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: LEONARD
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOOD PRESERVATION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL INSIDE LID READS: 'DIRECTIONS FOR USING/ THE LEONARD/ CLEANABLECOLD DRY AIR/ Refrigerators./ No./ Set the Refrigerator level./ Keep the ice chamber well-filled./ See that the cover and door are shut/ tight./ Do not keepfood in the ice chamber./ Don't place hot food in a Refrigerator./ See that thewaste/ pipe does not clog./ Keep the trap on the end of the the waste/ pipe, and keep the screws on the ends/ of the waste/ pipe, and keep the screws on theends/ of the [?] bolts adjusted so as to draw/ the d[?]t shut and yet work easily./ Once [?] [m]onth remove the ice rack,/ shelves and moveable flues, clean/ thoroughly, wipe dry./ Do not keep the Refrigerator in a/ cellar or exposed to the weather./ Should it get to leaking, have it re-/ paired immediately./ Grand Rapids Lithograph Co.'
Missing: MELTWATER PAN From CA of 08/09/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: EXTERIOR WOOD WITH OPAQUE DARK BROWN (PAINTED/STAINED?) FINISH/ INTERIOR METAL WITH UNFINISHED ZINC FINISH/ DOOR HINGES & LATCH BRASS UNFINISHED
Decoration: RAISED PANELS ON LID/ RECESSED PANELS ON FRONT, SIDES & BACK/ APPLIED WOOD DECORATIONS ONFRONT, INCLUDING LEAF-LIKE MOLDINGS AT TOP CORNERS, SCROLLED LEAF MOLDING ON TOP PANEL, FLORAL & LEAF MOLDING ON BOTTOM PANELS/ MOLDED EDGE WITH BEADING AROUND TOP/ MOLDING AT BOTTOM FRONT/ ORNATE FLORAL & LEAF HINGES/ RAISED DESIGN CAST IN DOOR LATCH

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LEONARD ?, Icebox, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1992.0817, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.0817.001/

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