General Information

Serial #

T4-M-1194

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING STAINLESS STEEL AND CHROME; SOME MINOR SYNTHETIC FITTINGS..2 GLASS SHELF..3 UNKNOWN (SYNTHETIC OR COMPOSITE MATERIAL ?)..4 METAL DRAWER HAS SYNTHETIC FITTINGS..5 CARDSTOCK RECIPE CARDS.

Dimensions

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

Length

66.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

67.5 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

Whirlpool Seeger

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

St. Joseph

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS OVEN USED 1961 TO 1997. (REF. 1)

Canada

ONE OF EARLIEST MODELS OF MICROWAVE OVENS AVAILABLE ON THE CONSUMER MARKET IN CANADA. THIS MICROWAVE WAS PURCHASED BY THE DONOR IN 1961 AND INSTALLED IN HIS MONTREAL, PQ AREA HOME. IT WAS USED UNTIL 1997, WHEN THE DONOR MOVED TO A CONDOMINIUM: LIMITED SPACE THERE DID NOT ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF THE MICROWAVE. (REF. 1)

Function

TO HEAT FOOD IN ORDER TO KILL GERMS, IMPROVE APPEARANCE AND/OR TASTE BEFORE CONSUMPTION.

Technical

EARLY MICROWAVE OVEN IN WHICH FOOD IS COOKED BY MEANS OF HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIO WAVES PASSING THROUGH A MAGNETRON TUBE. MICROWAVE OVENS BECAME POPULAR IN MID-1950S, BUT THEIR PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE COST AND LARGE PHYSICAL SIZE LIMITED THEIR PURCHASE BY CONSUMERS. COMPACT MICROWAVE OVENS DEVELOPED IN 1970S. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate fixed inside oven casing, near base reads "RCA/ Whirlpool/ E-750/ SALES NO./ IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THIS RANGE/ ALWAYS MENTION MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS/ W5750880-11/ MODEL NO./T4-M-1194/ SERIAL NO./ [Underwriters Laboratories logo]/ ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS THROUGH ANY/ RCA WHIRLPOOL DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR/ PRODUCT OF WHIRLPOOL-SEEGER CORP. ST.-JOSEPH/ MICH., U.S.A.. USE OF TRADEMARKS RCA [within oval form] AND RCA AUTHORIZED BY/ RADIO CORP. OF AMERICA. MARKS REGISTERED R [within circle] MARCAS REGI-/STRADASI IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES/ 7.7 KW- 115/230 - 120/240 VOLTS/ 3-WIRE 60 CYCLE- A.C. ONLY". Markings cont'd in supp. inf.

Missing

UNKNOWN.

Finish

.1 SILVER METAL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR & INTERIOR SURFACES; KNOBS AND FACE PLATE HAVE BRUSHED GOLDTONE TRIM. BLACK COATING ON ELECTRICAL CABLE..2 CLEAR GLASS PLATE..3 FLAT GREY FINISH..4 RECIPE CARD DRAWER HAS BLACK FINISH, SAVE BRUSHED GOLDTONE FRONT..5 BUFF-COLOUR RECIPE CARDS.

Decoration

N/A