General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, SOME PTS ENAMELLED, PROBABLY RUBBER SEAL & SYNTHETIC CORD/.2 METAL, MOSTLY ENAMELLED

Dimensions

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

Length

101.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

105.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Laundry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Altorfer

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

USED FROM 1940 UNTIL 1995

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A WASHER BUILT & SOLD IN CANADA

Function

TO PROVIDE A MECHANIZED MEANS OF WASHING CLOTHES & LINENS

Technical

THIS MACHINE USED A SPIN DRYER RATHER THAN A WRINGER TO REMOVE EXCESS WATER FROM WASH/ CENTRIFUGAL FORCE 1ST USED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN 1916/ IT WAS NOT NECESSARILY AN EFFICIENT PROCESS EVEN BY TIME OF THIS MACHINE, AS WASHER MOTORS OF THE PERIOD OPERATED ON ONLY 1 SPEED WHICH WAS GEARED TO WASH CYCLE NEEDS - SPIN CYCLE NEEDED TO GO MUCH FASTER FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 FRONT & BACK 'ABC/ Spinner/ ALTORFER BROS. COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED' & 'APPROVED/ Northern Electric/ APPLIANCE'/ ON BACK ALSO 'MODEL 77'/ PLATE ON MOTOR INCLUDES 'H.P. 1/4 R.P.M. 1725 CY. 60 PH. 1 FRAME 49/ VOLTS 110 AMPS 6.0 HRS 24' & 'ORIGINAL MFR. C.G.E./ CONVERTED TO 60 CYCLES BY UNIVERSAL REFRIGERATION/ MODEL 1115R395'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1FRAME PAINTED LIGHT GREEN, SOME PATCHES OF RUSTY CORROSION/ TUBE ENAMELLED INSIDE & OUT IN LIGHT GREEN WITH WHITE SPECKLING, RIM ENAMELLED BLACK/ SILVERTONE RIM, LID & DRAIN BOARD ON SPINNER, SILVERTONE PTS/.2 ENAMELLED LIGHT GREEN WITH WHITE SPECKLING, SILVERTONE RIM

Decoration

.1 STENCILLED PATTERN ON LEGS