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- OBJECT TYPE
- NON-MECHANICAL
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0815.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Renfrew Electric & Refrigerator Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- COLDERAIR
- LOCATION
- Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5422
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ENAMELLED METAL EXTERIOR & INTERIOR/ SHEET METAL ICE COMPARTMENT LINING & DRAWER FRONT/ METAL WIRE SHELVES, DRAWER & RACKS/ SYNTHETIC DOOR & CABINET GASKETS & SHELF BRACKETS/ RUBBER DOOR SEALS/ CHROME PLATED METAL ON DOOR HINGES, HANDLE & DOOR RELEASE MECHANISMS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 74.5 cm
- Width
- 68.5 cm
- Height
- 148.5 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
- Renfrew
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Renfrew
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
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Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON UPPER DOOR MOLDING READS: 'COLDERAIR SERIAL NUMBER 5422/ MANUFACTURED BY/ RENFREW ELECTRIC AND/ REFRIGERATOR CO. LIMITED/ RENFREW ONT. CANADA'/ LABEL INSIDE FOOD COMPARTMENT READS: 'APPROVED/ AIR CONDITIONED/ ICE/ REFRIGERATOR/ Built to Specifications of/ CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF ICE INDUSTRIES INC./ Tested by/ CANADIAN INSPECTION & TESTING CO. LIMITED'/ LABEL ON INSIDE OF ICE COMPARTMENT DOOR READS: ‘INSTRUCTIONS TO "COLERAIR" USERS/ For best results and greater economy KEEP HOPPER/ GRATE BARS COVERED WITH ICE AT ALL TIMES/ ICING INSTRUCTIONS/ 1. Re-ice with 50 or 100 lb. blocks, according to/ capacity of ice chamber. Refrigerator should not/ be re-iced unless it can readily accommodate its full load of ice./ 2. Ice should be leveled off if necessary, fill-/ ing up any holes over grate bars with chipped ice./ The chipped ice will freeze together and form a/ solid mass ensuring greater economy./ 3. In order to facilitate level meltage, old ice/ should be trimmed off to provide slight pitch of/ new ice towards the rear./ 4. If it is found necessary to re-ice a refrigera-/ tor which holds 100 lbs of ice/ [Reme]mber to KEEP THE GRATE BARS COVERED./ [5.?] For quick cooling, when first icing, use 25/ [?] of chipped ice to fill hopper and completely/ [co]ver grate bars, then fill with a 50 or 100 lbs./ [b]lock of ice./ TEMPERATURE CONTROL/ This refrigerator is equipped with a tempera-/ ture regulator, installed in top front of provision/ chamber between drip pans and ice hopper. To/ get lowest temperature in provision chamber, keep/ regulator at wide open position./ HOW TO CLEAN YOUR/ "COLDERAIR"/ For best results the drip pans at top of Food/ Chamber should be cleaned regularly./ To do this, lower pans by unlatching catch at/ both sides; wipe inner pan. When pans are in/ unlatched position inner pan should be taken out/ by pulling it straight out for periodic cleaning./ Drain pipe and trap parts should be watched/ carefully and removed occasionally for thorough/ cleaning. When replacing trap be sure inner bell/ is placed hollow side down to provide air seal./ Outer and inner walls of refrigerator should be/ cleaned with pure castile soap and lukewarm/ water. Never use harsh cleaners. To minimize/ possibility of clogging in drainage system use a/ tablespoon of baking soda dissolved in a pint of/ water and pour it into ice chamber once a week./ FOOD PLACEMENT/ For best results place delicate and hig[h] water/ content foods at the rear and odorous food [a]t the/ front as the rear and lower shelves are the [co]ldest./ THIS AIR CONDITIONED ICE REFRIGERATOR/ IS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA/ BY/ Renfrew Electric and Refrigerator Co. Limited/ Renfrew, Ontario'./ 'Colderair/ AIR CONDITIONED' APPEARSON RAISED DISC AT TOP CENTRE OF LOWER DOOR/ 'BC-5' STENCILLED ON BACK
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- EXTERIOR & INTERIOR METAL WITH WHITE ENAMELLED FINISH/ ICE COMPARTMENT LINING, SHELVES, DRAWER &RACKS METAL UNFINISHED/ DRAWER FRONT METAL PAINTED WHITE/ GASKETS & SHELF BRACKETS BLACK SYNTHETIC/ DOOR SEALS BLACKRUBBER/ HINGES & DOOR RELEASE MECHANISMS METAL ENAMELLED WHITE & METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH/ DOOR HANDLE METAL WITH POLISHED CHROME FINISH
- Decoration
- 3 VERTICAL RAISED PANELS (2 NARROW, 1 WIDER) AT CENTRE FRONT/ METAL TRIM NEAR TOP
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Renfrew Electric & Refrigerator Co. Ltd., Icebox, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.0815, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0815.001/
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