Lid, weiner cooker
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0262.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- HD-19
- LOCATION
- Brantford, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- lid [.2]
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- It is a flame resistant high impact white nylon with an opaque slotted top; a black neoprene insulated two prong electrical cord; metal hardware and in cased in beige synthetic electronic components.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.0 cm
- Width
- 14.5 cm
- Height
- 4.5 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
- Westinghouse
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Brantford
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
It was manufactured by Canadian Westinghouse Company Ltd. in Brantford, Canada. - Function
-
The lid attaches to the base, covers the hot dogs and begins the cooking process as soon the lid is closed and the electrical cord is plugged into an outlet. - Technical
-
Put franfurters on Electro Skewers securely. plug cord into any 110-120 volt AC electrical wall outlet, close lid the franfurters begin to cook instantly; 110-120 volts of electricity coursing through the franfurters cooks the franfurters in 90 seconds. Raise lid and cooking stops automatically. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's label:"[Westinghouse logo]/Westinghouse". Mfr's appears in raised print:"DO NOT IMMERSE THIS/COVER IN ANY LIQUID". Mr's [plug]:"5/LEVITON/UL[logo] SA [logo]/UNDERWRITERS/LAB. INC. INSPECTED/X-371 POWER SUPPY CORD/LEVITON 2 ON 2".
- Missing
- Nothing missing.
- Finish
- It is a flame resistant high impact white nylon with an opaque slotted top; a black neoprene insulated two prong electrical cord; metal hardware and in cased in beige synthetic electronic components.
- Decoration
- None.
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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Lid, weiner cooker, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2007.0262, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/2007.0262.002/
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