General Information

Serial #

LR8402

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CHROME PLATED METAL HOUSING/ WIRE ELEMENTS WRAPPED AROUND SHEET ASBESTOS COMPOSITION CORES/ METAL GRILLS/ SYNTHETIC & PRESSED METAL ENDS/ SYNTHETIC PUSH-DOWN LEVER, COLOUR CONTROL LEVER KNOB & FEET/ RUBBER COVERED CORD/ RUBBER PLUG WITH BRASS PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length

24.5 cm

Width

14.4 cm

Height

17.3 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

SEARS

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Around the time of the production of this product, the majority of Canadian households had access to electricity. Between 1941-1951, the percentage of homes with electricity increased significantly, from 69.1% of homes, to 87.8%, with higher percentages in urban regions of the country (Ref. 1). As Canadians were introduced to the benefits of electricity in the kitchen, there was initially higher uptake of small electric appliances, such as toasters and irons, than the larger appliances. Between 1952-1960, the total number of toasters that were manufactured in Canada increased from 198,200 to 278,567 toasters total, or a total value of $1.2 million to $2.6 million (Ref.2). By 1931, 40% of homes across Canada owned a toaster (Ref. 1).

Function

Two toast bread on both sides at once using a pop-up toasting method. Can toast up to two slices of bread at once.

Technical

The toaster operates as a pop-up toaster, a widely-accepted method that was invented and patented by Charles Strite in 1921 (Ref.3). The toaster itself is minimal in design, embracing modernism through its use of neutral colours and simple materials. The chrome-finish metal body and the repetitive vertical line texture on the sides of the toaster allude to the modernist and future-oriented aesthetics of art deco style (Ref.4).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED PRINTING ON CRUMB TRAY DOOR READS: 'TOASTER MODEL C969-63221 SIMPSONS-SEARS SIMPSONS CSA/ 120 VOLTS 1100 WATTS AC ONLY/ C.S.A. APPROVAL No. 11605 LR8402'/ 'PATENTS PENDING'/ 'CAUTION - USE WITH WALL OR BASE/ RECEPTACLE ONLY' & 'DISCONNECT TOASTER/ BEFORE OPENING COVER'/ MARKINGS ON FRONT READ: 'Kenmore' (IN SCRIPT AT TOP) & 'LIGHT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DARK' (AT BOTTOM, WITH LINE INCREASING IN INTENSITY FROM LIGHT TO DARK BELOW)/ INCISED PRINTING BESIDE ONE SLOT ON TOP READS: 'ONE SLICE'

Missing

From CA of 03/17/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

HOUSING METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH/ ELEMENT CORES BEIGE ASBESTOS COMPOSITION/ ENDS BROWN SYNTHETIC SURROUNDING WHITE & SILVER METAL INTERIOR WITH BROWN PRINTING/ PUSH-DOWN LEVER & COLOUR CONTROL LEVER KNOB WHITE SYNTHETIC/ BRAND NAME PLATE BLACK WITH SILVER SCRIPT/ CORD COVERING & PLUG BLACK RUBBER/ PRONGS BRASSUNFINISHED

Decoration

PANEL WITH VERTICAL WHITE & SILVER STRIPES AT EITHER END