Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Metal body and pedestal, parts/ Bakelite handles and feet/ Glass dial cover

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

38,0 cm

Largeur

21,5 cm

Hauteur

12,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

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Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Traitement de nourriture

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Standard

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Toronto

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Saskatchewan

Période

1930s +/ This example to late 1990s.

Canada

This Canadian-made waffle/toaster/iron combination was purchased by Edna Hotchin in the late 1930s in Regina. She used it to make waffles and peanut butter sandwiches for her children. Before she passed away in 1995, Mrs. Hotchin gave the toaster to her grand-daughter, Kathryn Paquette, the donor. Ms. Paquette used it regularly for about fifteen years, until her children, nervous about the danger this old an appliance represented in the kitchen, forced her to stop using it and gave her a new waffle maker as a gift.

Fonction

A small appliance used to make waffles and toast.

Technique

The first waffle irons were developed in 1906 by Simplex Electric Heating Co. but the appliance did not become popular among buyers until after WWI. In 1922 the first tray-mounted pedestal models were introduced; the easy to clean tray reduced mess on the kitchen table, and pedestal models were viewed as a more ‘progressive’, neater alternative to leg-mounted models. At the same time, nickel plating was replaced by chrome finishes, which did not tarnish as easily. Waffle/toast combination models appeared on the market in the 1930s, but became very popular in the late 1940s, mostly among large, post-war baby boomer families. The first combination irons were square and plain, but by the early 1950s streamlined models dominated the market. This artefact is a very good example of the early models introduced to the Canadian market in the 1930s.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

Indented lettering on underside reads 'STANDARD ELECTRIC MFD. CO./ 110 VOLTS 5 AMPS/ C.S.A. APP NO 5350 CAT NO. 1912/ TORONTO CANADA/ PATENT APPLIED FOR'

Manque

Two plates for making sandwiches

Fini

Chrome plated body and pedestal/ Black handles and feet/ Colourless transparent glass on white dial with red indicator needle/ Grey waffle plates

Décoration

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