Humidifier

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OBJECT TYPE: BOILER/PORTABLE
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0044.001

MANUFACTURER: Capital Humidifier Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRESSED METAL HOUSING & WATER TANK; COPPER FLOAT TANK; ASBESTOS COVERED BOILER; WOOD & METAL HANDLES; WOOD CASTERS; RUBBER COVERED CORD & PLUG

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 66.1 cm
Height: 55.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Capital
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO RAISE HUMIDITY IN DRY ROOMS/ WAS DEVELOPED BY SOMEONE IN MR. PLANTES HARDWARE STORE (SPARKS ST., OTTAWA), WHO THEN FORMED THE CO.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'CAPITAL HUMIDIFIER CO./ 187 SPARKS ST OTTAWA/ 110 VOLTS WATTS 66/ PAT. PENDING/ H.E.P.C. APP. NO. 5489'/ 'IMPORTANT - CLEAN HEATING/ BOILER EVERY YEAR BY/ REMOVING BOTTOM PLATE' MARKED ABOVE PLATE
Missing: N/A
Finish: HOUSING METAL WITH TEXTURED BROWN FINISH (EXTERIOR) & SILVER-COLOURED INTERIOR; WATER TANK GALVANIZED? METAL; FLOAT TANK COPPER UNFINISHED; HANDLES WOOD PAINTED BLACK & METAL UNFINISHED; CORD COVERING & PLUG BLACK RUBBER
Decoration: N/A

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Capital Humidifier Co., Humidifier, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1977.0044, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1977.0044.001/

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