General Information

Serial #

51753

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ENAMELLED METAL HOUSING & OVEN DOOR PANELS/ CAST METAL LEGS, OVEN FRONTS & COOKTOP/ NICKEL PLATED CAST METAL OVEN DOOR FRAMES, SHELF BRACKETS, TRIVET, COOKTOP & WARMING OVEN & BACKSPLASH TRIMS/ METAL WIRE RACKS/ CERAMIC OVEN ELEMENT MOUNTS/ PORCELAIN KNOBS/ GLASS INDICATOR LIGHTS & THERMOMETER FACES

Dimensions

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

Length

127.0 cm

Width

63.6 cm

Height

162.0 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

MOFFAT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Weston

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

RANGE USED FOR OVER 40 YEARS & STILL OPERATING WHEN ACQUIREDBYHYDRO IN MAY 1965(ACCORDING TO HYDRO CAT.)

Canada

This range was bought by Mr. Kerr in 1944, at a house furniture sale in the Bay distric of Hamilton. Newly married, it was the only way they could get a range, because new appliances were not on the market during the war. At the time of the sale, the range was 20 years old. They used it for 6 years before buying a new electric range. In 1950 the church was built and it had no range. They offered their old one. In 1964, the Calvary Baptist church moved and the range was offered to the Ontario Hydro Museum.

Function

SPENDING PART OF ITS HISTORY IN A CHURCH KITCHEN, RANGE WAS USED TO COOK MEALS FOR CONGREGATION SUPPERS & OTHER MEETINGS (ACCORDING TO HYDRO DISPLAY LABEL)

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE READS: 'MADE IN CANADA/ MOFFATS LIMITED/ WESTON, ONTARIO H.E.P.C. APPROVAL NO. 194/ STYLE E294D 110 VOLTS/ SERIAL 51753 98 AMPS'/ RAISEDLETTERS ON OVEN DOORS READ: 'Electra'/ THERMOMETER ON TOP OVEN READS: 'MOFFATS NEW MERCURY/ THERMOMETER/ 100 200 300 400 500 600 700/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ BOTTOM OVEN THERMOMETER READS: '1 2 300 400 500 600 700/MOFFATS LIMITED/ WESTON, ONTARIO'/ 'TOP' & 'BOTTOM' CAST IN PLATE CONTAINING OVEN INDICATOR LIGHTS/ INDIVIDUAL BURNER MARKINGS READ: ‘MADE IN/ CANADA/ H', ‘No 7/ McCLARY', ‘MADE IN/ CANADA/ SS [LOGO]' & ‘REAND/ 9/ HEPC APP 1640'; MARKINGS ON BURNER CONTROL KNOBS READ: ‘LEFT FRONT TOP/ OFF LOW MED HIGH'; ‘RIGHT FRONT TOP/ OFF LOW MED HIGH'; ‘LEFT BACK TOP/ OFF LOW MED FULL'; ‘RIGHT BACK TOP/ OFF LOW MED HIGH'; MARKINGS ON OVEN CONTROL KNOBS READ: ‘OFF ON OFF ON'; ‘LEFT OVEN TOP/ OFF LOW MED HIGH', ‘LEFT OVEN BOTTOM/ OFF LOW MED FULL'; ‘OFF LOW MED HIGH [RIGHT OVER TOP]' & ‘OFF LOW MED FULL [RIGHT OVER BOTTOM]'./ 'PAT. PEND.' APPEARS INSIDE BOTTOM OVEN/ MARKS ON CONTROL PANEL PLUG READ: 'ARROW/ 10A 250V'.

Missing

From CA of 08/03/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing foot from one leg, possibly stovetop side extension.

Finish

HOUSING METAL WITH WHITE ENAMELLED FINISH WITH BLACK TRIM (EXTERIOR) & DARK BLUE/BLACK ENAMELLED FINISH (INTERIOR)/ OVEN DOOR PANELSMETAL WITH WHITE ENAMELLED FINISH/ LEGS, OVEN FRONTS & COOKTOP METAL ENAMELLED GRAY/ OVEN DOOR FRAMES BRACKETS, TRIVET, COOKTOP & WARMING OVEN & BACKSPLASH TRIMS METAL WITH POLISHED NICKEL FINISH/ INDICATOR LIGHTS RED GLASS/TEMP. CONTROL KNOBS WHITE PORCELAIN

Decoration

RAISED PATTERN ON CABRIOLE-STYLE LEGS/ INCISED DESIGN AT BOTTOM OF NICKEL PLATED OVEN DOOR FRAMES/ TENDRIL-LIKE DESIGN IN METAL OPENWORK OF TRIVET SURFACE & BACKSPLASH BRACKET/ CONVEX DOOR PANELS WITH DROPPED CENTRES/ NICKEL TRIM