General Information

Serial #

2980

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST METAL HOUSING; METAL HANDLE HASRUBBER OR SYNTHETIC GRIP/ RUBBER COVERED CORD/ WOOD BRUSH HAS FIBRE BRISTLES/ SYNTHETIC WHEELS

Dimensions

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

Length

35.0 cm

Width

17.0 cm

Height

104.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Housekeeping

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Continental

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

AFTER 1939+

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A MACHINE MFD AND MARKETED IN CANADA. CONTINENTAL ELECTRIC CO. ALSO MFD. VACUUM CLEANERS.

Function

TO POLISH FLOORS FOLLOWING APPLICATION OF WAX.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'SIMCO/ ELECTRIC/ FLOOR POLISHER/ THE/ ROBERT/ SIMPSON/ COMPANY/ LIMITED/ HARDWARE DEPARTMENT' PRINTED ON RED & BLACK METAL PLATE SCREWED TO TOP FRONT OF POLISHER, OVER BRUSH. MFR'S PLATE ON MOTOR HOUSING FRONT READS: 'C.E.S.A./ APP./ NO. 531/ NO. 2980/ AMPS./ 2.8/ VOLTS/ 110 AC/ DC/ MADE IN CANADA MOD. 64/ MAY 23, 1922/ AUG.29, 1922/ JAN.23, 1923/ FEB. 20, 1923/ DEC. 16, 1924/ AUG. 25, 1924/ FEB. 28, 1928/ OCT. 23, 1928/ OCT. 23, 1928/ APR. 23, 1929/ JUNE 4, 1929/ JULY 9, 1929/ DEC. 3, 1929/ MAR. 1, 1932/ JULY 12, 1932/ JULY 19, 1932/ JULY 10, 1934/ JUNE 7, 1938/ JUNE 7, 1938/ JAN. 31, 1939/ THIS DEVICE OR PARTS THEREOF IS PATENTED BY *

Missing

COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR PLUG.

Finish

DULL, UNFINISHED SILVER METAL HOUSING/ BLACK ENAMEL HANDLE; FLAT BLACK GRIP HAS SIDE PANELS TEXTURED TO IMITATE WOVEN INSERT

Decoration

N/A