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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0941.001

MANUFACTURER: American Electrical Heater Co.
MODEL: AMERICAN BEAUTY 6 1/2
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NICKEL PLATED PRESSED STEEL HOUSING/ NICKEL PLATEDCAST IRON SOLE PLATE/ NICKEL PLATED METAL HANDLE & PLUG GUARD/ WOOD HAND GRIP/ METAL CONNECTING POLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 119.0 cm
Width: 9.6 cm
Height: 11.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Laundry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Electrical
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S MARKS STAMPED IN HEEL READ: '"AMERICAN"/ BEAUTY No 6 1/2 B/ MADE BY/ AMERICAN ELECTRICAL HEATER CO./ DETROIT, U.S.A./ LMP PATENTED MAY 1908MAY 1914 FEB. 1916/ VOLTS 105-114 WATTS 525'/ TRIANGULAR PLATE ON TOP READS: 'AMERICAN/ BEAUTY/ IRON'
Missing: ELECTRICAL CORD From CA of 04/10/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - no cord
Finish: HOUSING, SOLE PLATE, HANDLE & PLUG GUARD METAL WITH POLISHED NICKEL FINISH/ HAND GRIP WOOD UNFINISHED/ CONNECTING POLES METAL UNFINISHED/ MODEL NAME PLATE BRASS UNFINISHED
Decoration: MODEL NAME ON TRIANGULAR PLATE AFFIXED TO TOP OF IRON

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American Electrical Heater Co., Iron, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1992.0941, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0941.001/

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