Washer, wringer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/DIRECT/CYLINDER
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0133.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric
- MODEL
- THOR
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- G1031.U.S.A.
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- TANK SHEET METAL WITH COPPER EDGES; CAST METAL FITTINGS; PLASTIC SWITCH PANEL; 'LUMNOID' METAL TUB; CAST IRON WRINGER WITH RUBBER ROLLS, CHROME (?) PRESSURE LEVER AND SHEET METAL WATER BOARD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 95.3 cm
- Width
- 63.8 cm
- Height
- 133.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Laundry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S DECAL (OUTLINE VISIBLE UNDER PAINT) READS: 'Thor/ CYLINDERWASHER'; DIAMOND-SHAPED MARK ENGRAVED ON DRUM READS: 'TRADE/ LUMINEX/ MARK'; MFR'S PLATE ON BREAKER SWITCH READS: 'Westinghouse/ SENTINEL/ BREAKER/ PAT. APPL'D FOR/ AMPS 8 VOLTS 125 STYLE 452957/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING CO./ E. SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A./ OFF/ON'; MFR'S PLATE ON MOTOR READS: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC/ A.C. MOTOR/ MOD 3J372D60 FR 34 TYPE KH/ HP 1/4 PH 1 V110/ RPM 1725 A 5.4 CYC 60/ RP/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY TORONTO CANADA'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METAL RE-PAINTED WHITE; METAL UNFINISHED; COPPER UNFINISHED
- Decoration
- RAISED WHEEL PATTERN AT EITHER END OF TANK; RAISED STAR AT EITHER END OF DRUM
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Canadian General Electric, Washer, wringer, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1992.0133, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1992.0133.001/
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