General Information

Serial #

E7981B

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, SYNTHETIC, FIBRE COVERED CORD, PROBABLY CERAMIC PTS

Dimensions

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

Length

28.5 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

25.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Environment control

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Landers

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

New Britain

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE HEAT FOR AREA HEATING

Technical

A HEATER-FAN COMBINATION WAS INTRO. IN 1920, A RESISTANCE COIL WAS MOUNTED IN FRONT OF FAN BLADES SO THAT AIR COULD BE BLOWN OVER THE RED-HOT COILS/ IN THE 1940'S AN AUTOMATIC THERMOSTAT WAS ADDED TO SUCH DEVICES SO THAT THEY COULD BE SET TO TURN OFF & ON AT SPECIFIC TEMPERATURES

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON BASE 'THE TRADE MARK KNOWN IN EVERY HOME/ UNIVERSAL/ MADE IN U.S.A./ LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. U.S.A./ NO. E7981B VOLTS 110/120 WATTS 1320'/ INDENTED ABOVE PLATE 'A.C. ONLY'

Missing

END OF ELECTRICAL CORD HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NEWER ONE

Finish

PAINTED BUFF YELLOW, NOT ORIGINAL FINISH/ PAINT CHIPPED OFF IN PLACES, SHOWS DARK GREY OR RUSTY COLOUR BENEATH/ GRILL ON FRONT HAS CHROME-LIKE FINISH/ SWITCH IS BLACK WITH SOME RED PAINT ON ONE SIDE/ CORD IS GREEN WITH GREY FLECKS

Decoration

SLIGHTLY RAISED RIDGES ALONG OUTER EDGES/ SLIGHTLY INDENTED TRIANGLES BELOW FRONT GRILL/ 2 PEGS STICKING OUT, ONE ONEACH SIDE OF FRONT GRILL - ARE SHAPED WITH BALL ON ENDS