Stove, laundry
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GAS/2 BURNER/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1920–1929
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0371.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GURNEY FOUNDRY CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- 23K
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 39136
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (LARGELY CAST-IRON), SAVE WHITE CERAMIC HANDLES ON GAS COCKS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 56.0 cm
- Width
- 40.0 cm
- Height
- 53.0 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
- GURNEY
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF STOVE USED C. 1920S- 1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. GAS LAUNDRY STOVES POPULAR C. 1910+
- Canada
-
PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD. EST. IN TORONTO IN 1848, CONSUMERS' GAS MFD & SUPPLIED GAS TO ITS CUSTOMERS: IN1908 IT OPENED THE FIRST GAS APPLIANCE STORE. OVER 40,000 GAS APPLIANCES WERE IN USE IN TORONTO IN 1908. (REF.4) - Function
-
USED TO HEAT LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER TO BE USED FOR WASHING CLOTHING, LINENS, ETC. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF GAS LAUNDRY STOVE POPULAR IN 1920S & 30S. GAS INTAKE PIPE RUNS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE STOVE, AND A METAL 'SHELF' BELOW THE BURNERS HELPS TO RADIATE HEAT UPWARDS: EACH BURNER IS OPERATED BY MEANS OF A GAS COCK. (REF. 2) GAS HEATERS & STOVES WERE THE MOST POPULAR EARLY GAS APPLIANCES. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "G" cast in raised print on each leg. Plate on right side of stove reads "THE GURNEY FOUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED/ NO. 23K/ SERIAL NO. 39136 MADE/ IN CANADA". "23" cast in raised print on stove top.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLTE. From CA of 09/18/2001 by Flora Davidson: No - Complete
- Finish
- DULL BLACK FINISH OVERALL; WHITE CERAMIC KNOBS ON GAS COCKS TO EACH BURNER.
- Decoration
- N/A
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GURNEY FOUNDRY CO. LTD., Stove, laundry, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 1998.0371, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0371.001/
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