Toaster, sandwich

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OBJECT TYPE: electric
DATE: 1920–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0439.001

MANUFACTURER: Chicago Flexible Shaft Co.
MODEL: Royal Rochester
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: E. 6413
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Ferrous metal toaster/ Wood handles/ Synthetic feet and electrical cord connectors/ Fabric covered metal wiring

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: 15.5 cm
Height: 10.6 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: Chicago
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1920s-1940s
Canada: An American made toaster used by the donor's grandmother in her Ottawa home.
Function: A cooking device used to toast a sandwich while heating the filling inside.
Technical: A very early example of a simple, inexpensive sandwich toaster. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. started to introduce the line of Sunbeam brand-name appliances ca. 1922, and changed its name to the Sunbeam Corp. in 1946. This model, called Royal Rochester. is virtually identical to Sunbeam No. 4, which was produced at the same time and was based on the same patent that covered the reversible toaster cage, which allowed sandwiches to be turned without taking them out of the toaster. This toaster illustrates the important period in which Sunbeam appliances only;y started to be introduced on the market alongside other brand names such as the Royal line, produced by Chicago Flexible Shaft.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Indented lettering on toaster reads 'Royal/ Rochester/ E.6413/ PAT. 1,465,007/ VOLTS 110 WATTS 600'/ Raised lettering on electrical cord reads 'Sunbeam' [script] on one end and 'LEVITON' on the other
Missing: Unknown
Finish: Plated metal/ Black painted handles/ Black synthetic/ Black and gold wire covering
Decoration: Four indented flaring lines on each leg/ Spiral pattern of gold dots on cord covering

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Chicago Flexible Shaft Co., Toaster, sandwich, between 1920–1930, Artifact no. 2008.0439, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0439.001/

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