General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal (tin; copper; brass); synthetic (phenolic plastic); rubber components

Dimensions

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

Length

55.0 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

21.0 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

Kelvinator

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used c. 1928+

Canada

Part of a collection of refrigeration parts and service items from Dr. G. Leslie Oliver. Dr. Oliver added to and documented a collection begun by his late father, of household and automobile technology. Dr. Oliver's father, T.H. Oliver established a refrigeration & electric service business in Aurora, Ont. 1924, the first and oldest such organization in York Region. In 2000, the business was sold but continues to operate under the T.H. Oliver name.

Function

To create a super-cooled or frozen environment within a refrigerator cabinet.

Technical

Identified by donor as a Kelvinator model 5HD cooling unit, c. 1928. Self-contained unit would have been bolted to roof of refrigerator cabinet inner liner. Storage space within cooling unit can accommodate 2 ice cube trays.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"GENUINE DETROIT/ 875 AUTOMATIC EXPANSION VALVE/ DETROIT LUBRICATION COMPANY" & "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ RANGE 25V VAC. TO 25LB/ ORIFICE/ DATE" stamped into brass valve mounted on unit. "1201354" stamped into plate fixed to coil cylinder. "473 C" stamped into plate fixed to upper front edge of unit.

Missing

Unknown. Black rubber covering on electrical cord and black coating on valve end damaged, with areas of loss.

Finish

Original finish obscured: cooling unit and components restored by owner prior to acquisition by CSTM. Metal box (tin?) painted with silver aluminium paint; brass and copper component parts appear to have been lacquered.; black rubber covering on electrical cord; dark brown synthetic (phenolic plastic?) box mounted on top of coil cylinder.

Decoration

N/A