General Information

Serial #

403

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

hot dog & bun toaster

Patents

N/A

General Description

Predominantly metal, with synthetic fittings and trim: smooth white side and end panels; bright silver metal underside; black synthetic pads and covered electrical cord and plug head.

Dimensions

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

Length

30.0 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

21.7 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

Concepts

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Purchased and used in Canada; Canadian company produced item, though manufactured in China. It was a humorous gift from [donor's] Mrs. Allen’s mother. Mrs. Allen, a mother of three boys, did not use it often; it made only two hot dogs at a time, took up counter top space and did not work as a regular toaster. [Ref. 1]

Function

To simultaneously heat up to two wieners and toast up to two hot dog buns.

Technical

Toaster specifically designed to make hot-dogs. Although there are a few companies producing this type of toasters, they never became very popular on the market. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Controls, settings, etc. labelled. "THE WORLD'S GREATEST HOT DOG MAKER/ HOT DIGGITY DOGGER/ LE GRILLE "HOT DOG" LE PLUS SENSATIONNEL AU MODE" printed on decorative decal applied to casing side panel. "MODEL HD 2121/ RATING/ 120v 50/60HZ/ 660 W AC ONLY/ WARNING:/ "DISCONNECT TOASTER BEFORE CLEANING"/ "DEBRANCHER LE GRILLE-PAIN AVANT/ DE NETTOYER"/ WL" and " [CSA logo/ FILE NO./ LR 80407" printed on decal applied to underside of unit. "DATE CODE 06 DEC 1996/ SERIAL NBR 00403/WL" printed on label, below. "THE HOT DIGGITY DOGGER HOT DOG TOASTER IS A PRODUCT OF/ CONCEPTS ELECTRONIX INC., 2250 MIDLAND AVE., TORONTO,/ CANADA. TEL: (416) 321-8228, FAX: (416) 321-3311./ "HOT DIGGITY DOGGER", AND "HOT DIGGITY DOGGER- THE WORLD'S/ GREATEST HOT DOG MAKER", ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS IN CANADA,/ USA, BENELUX, U.K., JAPAN AND GERMANY OF CONCEPTS ELECTRONIX/ INC. ./ THIS TOASTER IS PROTECTED BY PATENTS AND DESIGN REGISTRATION/ IN: CANADA: PATENT # 1,284,342 DATED MAY 1991, AND DESIGN/ REGISTRATIONS # 950522 & # 950523; THE U.S.A. PATENT # 4,901,631/ & # 4,972,167 AND DESIGN REGISTRATION # 363034 AUGUST 1991;/ EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION # 035992, AND OTHER COUNTRIES." printed on large off-white label applied to underside of base. "MADE IN/ CHINA" printed on sticker applied to label. "[CSA logo]", "TOP" and "T-2/ E121581" printed on plug head. "HPN E94325 VW-1 90°C AWG18X2C TA TUN HEATER CORD CSA HPN CR 90°C AWG18X2C LL60362 FT1 FT2" printed on cord.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Predominantly metal, with synthetic fittings and trim: smooth white side and end panels; bright silver metal underside; black synthetic pads and covered electrical cord and plug head.

Decoration

Red piping and trim; colour image of garnished wiener in bun decorates one side panel.