MACHINE, WASHING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ELECTRIC VACUUM TYPE
- Date Range From
- 1915
- Date Range To
- 1925
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, COPPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19770301000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- ELECTRIC VACUUM TYPE
- Date Range From
- 1915
- Date Range To
- 1925
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, COPPER
- No. Pieces
- 12
- Height
- 132.5
- Diameter
- 62.2
- Description
- SN #8733. COPPER PLATED TUB ON 4 LEGS. MACHINE IS ELECTRIC, WITH MANUAL WRINGER. WRINGER IS DETACHABLE; LID IS ALUMINUM. AGITATOR SYSTEM IS VACUUM, AND SPINS. GEAR DRIVEN OFF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR: "AC MOTOR", "MODEL NO. 20001", "110 VOLTS 4.2 AMPS", "GENERAL ELECTRIC", "SER. NO. 2837722". WASHING MACHINE HAS STAMP PLATE ON SIDE OF TUB: "EASY VACUUM ELECTRIC WASHER - MODEL H NO. 8733, EASY WASHING MACHINE CO. LTD., TORONTO, CANADA". WRINGER IS "ANCHOR BRAND" "NO. EASY Z51S", "PAT. MAY 15, 1915". LID IS SCRATCHED & DENTED. TUB DENTED SLIGHTLY ON SIDES. ONE LEG MISSING CASTOR. PLUG-IN CORD APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. TWO PIECES OF PLYWOOD HAVE BEEN INSERTED UNDER TUB.
- Subjects
- MAINTENANCE T&E
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- DONATED BY MRS. W.E. BRYANS. COULD SUPPLY NO INFORMATION, EXCEPT ARTIFACT IS "OLD". PATENT DATES INDICATE AGE OF ABOUT 1915. *UPDATE* IN 2010 NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PALLET RACKING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR DONOR OR NEXT OF KIN.
- Catalogue Number
- P19770301000
- Acquisition Date
- 1968-05
- Collection
- Museum
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