General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

all metal construction, including steel, aluminium, and brass; porcelain enamel

Dimensions

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

Length

37.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

28.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

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. 1935+

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 create a super-cooled or frozen environment within a refrigerator cabinet.

Technical

Identified by donor as a Kelvinator cooling unit, c. 1935. Self-contained unit would have been bolted to roof of refrigerator cabinet inner liner. Storage space within cooling unit can accommodate 2 ice cube trays.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None, save minor component markings.

Missing

Appears complete. Some small areas of enamel finish loss.

Finish

Steel unit has black and white enamel finish. Bright silver aluminium shelf within unit. Selected dull silver metal and brass-colour metal components.

Decoration

N/A