Cooker, egg
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/AUTOMATIC
- DATE
- 1944–1952
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0733.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Sunbeam
- MODEL
- E2
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2 ALUMINUM & SYNTHETIC/.3 ALUMINUM
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.2 cm
- Width
- 13.6 cm
- Height
- 20.0 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
- Sunbeam
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN USED
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO COOK BOILED EGGS TO A PRE-SET DEGREE OF SOFTNESS OR HARDNESS - Technical
-
THROUGH USE OF ELECTRICITY & A THERMOSTAT CONTROL, PROVIDES A MORE CONTROLLED & ACCURATE MEANS OF DOING A TYPE OF COOKING THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY OTHER MEANS FOR CENTURIES - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 ON BASE 'Sunbeam/ EGG COOKER/ MODEL E2/ FOR A.C. ONLY/ MADE IN UNITED STATES AMERICA/ SUNBEAM CORPORATION/ CHICAGO, U.S.A. - TORONTO, CANADA/ PATENTS 2332518/ DES. PAT. 162038/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ CANADA PATENTED/ C.S.A. APPROVAL NO. 8402/ 110-120V. 500W./ CAUTION/ DO NOT IMMERSE VESSEL IN WATER/ KEEP SWITCH DRY/ UL [ENCIRCLED]'/ AT SWITCH 'OFF/ ON'/.2 ON MEASURING TUBE 'Sunbeam/ EGG COOKER/ WATER MEASURE FOR/ BOILING AND POACHING/ [SCALE #'D 1-10]/ VERY SOFT MEDIUM' & 'FOR HARD COOKED EGGS USE INSIDE/ OF COVER TO MEASURE WATER.'/ INSIDE COVER, AT DIFFERENT LEVELS 'HARD', 'MEDIUM', 'VERY SOFT'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 CHROME-LIKE FINISH, BLACK HANDLES/.2 CHROME-LIKE FINISH, MEASURING TUBE ON TOP IS CLEAR & COLOURESS, WITH REDINSERT/.3 CHROME-LIKE FINISH
- Decoration
- N/A
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Sunbeam, Cooker, egg, circa 1944–1952, Artifact no. 1995.0733, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0733.001/
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