Form, ice cube

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.1023.004

MANUFACTURER: Kelvinator
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 6
AKA: tray liner or divider
Patents: N/A
General Description: dull silver aluminium form.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.3 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: 3.8 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: Kelvinator
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably used c. 1929+
Canada: Part of a collection of refrigeration parts and service items from Dr. G. Leslie Oliver. Dr. Oliver added to and documented a collection begun by his late father, of household and automobile technology. Dr. Oliver's father, T.H. Oliver established a refrigeration & electric service business in Aurora, Ont. 1924, the first and oldest such organization in York Region. In 2000, the business was sold but continues to operate under the T.H. Oliver name.
Function: To produce desired shape: specifically, to shape freezing water into small uniform cubes of ice.
Technical: Used in ice cube tray 1998.1023.003
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Aluminium (?) metal form.
Decoration: N/A

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Kelvinator, Form, ice cube, circa 1929, Artifact no. 1998.1023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.1023.004/

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