General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. OVEN MAY BE ASBESTOS LINED. RUBBER (?) WHEELS ON CASTORS.

Dimensions

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

Length

64.0 cm

Width

45.0 cm

Height

79.0 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

GURNEY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RANGE USED 1890S- EARLY 1900S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS CO. LTD. GURNEY FOUNDRY EST'D IN TORONTO C. 1868-9: BY 1900 CO LISTED UNDER VARIATIONS OF THIS NAME IN HAMILTON, LONDON, MONTREAL, WINNIPEG & VANCOUVER. GURNEY LINE OF GAS RANGES INTRODUCED IN 1898. (REF.3)

Function

TO WARM AND/OR COOK BEVERAGES BY MEANS OF HEAT.

Technical

COMPACT EARLY 2-BURNER GAS RANGE WITHOUT CHIMNEY VENTAND MOUNTED ON CASTORS COULD BE MOVED AS NEEDED. GAS FLOW TO BURNERS & OVEN COULD BE ALTERED, BUT NO TEMPERATURE CONTROL AS SUCH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"GEM NO. 1/ THE GURNEY FOUNDRY CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO" and "LIGHT HERE" cast on lower front edge of range.

Missing

APPEARS FAIRLY COMPLETE: MAY BE MISSING GRILLS FOR BURNERS, AND COVER FOR RANGE TOP. From CA of 06/05/2001 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined - Nothing obvious missing.

Finish

ALL BLACK FINISH.

Decoration

N/A