General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NYLON ENDS, STEEL FRAME, METAL RODS

Dimensions

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

Length

32.5 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

10.5 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

ROTOR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

APPLIANCE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY A CANADIAN COMPANY FROM ABOUT 1962 TO 1980. THE BRAND NAME LADY TORCAN WAS FIRST USED IN 1962.

Function

USED TO MELT ACCUMULATED ICE FROM THE INNER SURFACE OF A REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER.

Technical

INFRA-RED RADIATION IS ABSORBED BY THE ICE IN THE REFRIGERATION AND THE RESULTING HEAT CAUSES IT TO MELT. A SMALLAPPARATUS CAN PROVIDE A LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT FOR QUICK MELTING OF THE ICE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DEFROSTER: ON ENDS: 'Lady/ Torcan/ DEFROSTER/ MODEL 990' 'WARNING/ DO NOT PLACE NEAR PLASTIC/ SURFACES OR IN PLASTIC LINED/ FREEZERS. DO NOT IMMERSE/ IN WATER.' 'MODEL 990 325W 118V/ CSA[LOGO]/ FILE LR 8822/ ROTOR ELECTRIC CO LTD/ TORONTO, CANADA'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'Lady/ Torcan/ QUICKLY AND SAFELY DEFROSTS/ REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS/ WITHOUT FUSS OF MUSS/ CSA/ MODEL # 990/ ELECTRIC DEFROSTER/ ROTOR ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ TORONTO ONTARIO/ DEFROSTER/ ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER DEFROSTER'/ LABEL ON TOP: 'CANADIAN TIRE/ $477'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

BOX: WHITE WITH BLUE PRINTING/ DEFROSTER: WHITE ENDS WITH BLUE PRINTING; LACQUERED FRAME; BLACK CORD

Decoration

DRAWING OF DEFROSTER ON BOX