Refrigerator

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OBJECT TYPE: MECHANICAL/ELECTRIC/COMPRESSION
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0811.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: D-2-A12
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1051124
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL REFRIGERATING UNIT HOUSING, CABINET EXTERIOR & LEGS/ ENAMELLED METAL CABINET INTERIOR & FREEZER COMPARTMENT/ METAL WIRE SHELVES/ SYNTHETIC DOOR & DOOR OPENING MOLDINGS & TEMP.SETTING KNOBS/ RUBBER DOOR GASKET/ CHROME? PLATED METAL DOOR HINGES & HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 72.0 cm
Width: 63.0 cm
Height: 169.0 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: 1ST SEALED UNIT WITH MONITOR TOP TO BE PUT ON MARKET
Function: FOOD PRESERVATION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'GE [LOGO] GENERAL ELECTRIC/ TYPE D-2-A12/ REFRIGERATING MACHINE NO. 1051124/ REFRIGERANT CONTENT 5 3/4 LB. SULPHUR DIOXIDE/ PAT. 1456110, 1665871, 1693323, 1698306, 1701343, 1725472, 1736635/ 110 VOLT, 25 CYCLE, A.C. SINGLE PHASE MOTOR/ 1/8 HP. FULL LOAD AMPERES 1.5/ USE CONTROL CAT. 11X4061/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ NP 52142'/ 'GE [LOGO] CAT-11X207' CAST ON TOP NEAR COMPRESSOR/ '25 CY' ON PLATE ON COMPRESSOR/ 'GENERAL GE [LOGO] ELECTRIC' ON PLATE ABOVE DOOR/ CONTROL DIAL READS: 'COLDER [GRADUATED]'/ 'ON/OFF' SWITCH ALSO ON CONTROL BOX
Missing: From CA of 07/14/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: REFRIGERATING UNIT HOUSING, CABINET EXTERIOR & LEGS METALREPAINTED CREAM COLOUR/ CABINET INTERIOR & FREEZER COMPARTMENT METAL WITH WHITEENAMELLED FINISH/ SHELVES METAL UNFINISHED/ DOOR & DOOR OPENING MOLDINGS & KNOBS BLACK SYNTHETIC/ DOOR GASKET BEIGE RUBBER/ DOOR HINGES & HANDLE METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME? FINISH
Decoration: CABRIOLE-STYLE LEGS

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General Electric Co., Refrigerator, circa 1931, Artifact no. 1992.0811, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0811.001/

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