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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/CONVEYOR BELT/AUTOMATIC
- DATE
- 1940–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0797.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TOAST-O-LATOR CO. INC.
- MODEL
- J
- LOCATION
- Long Island City, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1 48
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, COVER CHROME PLATED, BAKELITE BASE, FIBRE COVERED CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 31.0 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 25.0 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
- TOAST O LATOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Long Island City
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO TOAST BREAD ON BOTH SIDES AT ONCE - Technical
-
AN UNUSUAL TOASTER DESIGN IN WHICH THE BREAD MOVES THROUGH THE TOASTER AS IT TOASTS/ ITS ADVERTISING CLAIMS THAT IT WAS THE ONLY TOASTER TO TOAST & EJECT SMALLSLICES/ IT HAS A VENTILATED BAKELITE BASE DESIGNED TO STAY COOL - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON BASE 'MODEL J/ SERIAL NO. 1 48/ TOAST-O-LATOR/ PATENT NO./ 2 112 075/ 2 112 076/ 2 151 695/ 2 188 309', 'VOLTAGE 110-125/ CYCLES 60/ WATTS 800-850/ A.C. ONLY/ TOAST-O-LATOR CO. INC./ LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.' & 'U/L'/ RAISED ON BASE 'TOAST-O-LATOR'/ LABEL ON END 'DARKER LIGHTER/ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BASE & KNOBS ARE BLACK, COVER HAS CHROME FINISH
- Decoration
- 3 INDENTED LINES RUN HORIZONTALLY NEAR TOP & BOTTOM OF COVER
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TOAST-O-LATOR CO. INC., Toaster, circa 1940–1950, Artifact no. 1995.0797, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.0797.001/
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