Refrigerator, toy
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0107.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL/.2-.3 SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.5 cm
- Width
- 14.5 cm
- Height
- 34.5 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
- WOLVERINE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
FOR A CHILD TO PLAY WITH - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INSIDE DOORS, ON FACING SURFACE 'WOLVERINE REFRIGERATOR/ WOLVERINE/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ OFF ON/ BUTTER/ FROZEN FOODS ICE CUBES/ VEGETABLES FRUITS/ MFD. BY WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO. PITTSBURG, PA., U.S.A.'/.3 'Ciba'/.1 HAS 2 NON-ORIGINAL STICKERS ON IT, 1 HANDWRITTEN 'DOLL'S/ REFRIGERATOR/ PAINTED TOLE/ WHITE C. 1950/ $75/ 5-TP1185', OTHER HANDWRITTEN 'SPECIAL/ $60-/ 5-TP/ 1185'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 WHITE FINISH ON OUTSIDE, SOME SMALL AREAS OF FINISH MISSING, SOME CORROSION SHOWING; RED HANDLES; FACING SURFACE INSIDE DOOR IS PALE YELLOW & BLUE; INSIDE IS DULL SILVER COLOUR
- Decoration
- INSIDE LOWER DOOR, AT BOTTOM, ARE RECTANGULAR OUTLINES TO REPRESENT CRISPERS/ INSIDE UPPER DOOR IS DRAWING TO REPRESENT BUTTER TRAY & CONTROL KNOB
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WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO., Refrigerator, toy, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1994.0107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0107.001/
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