Oven, toaster
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- OBJECT TYPE
- electric/countertop/portable
- DATE
- 1972–1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0124.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric
- MODEL
- TR 915C 8010 TOAST 'N BROIL TOAST-R-OVEN
- LOCATION
- Barrie, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 PRIMARILY METAL;GLASS OVEN DOOR; SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS..2-.5 ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 39.3 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 19.1 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
- General Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Barrie
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TOASTER OVEN USED C. 1972-2000. (DONOR INDICATED OVEN WAS USED IN 1960S- DATES NOT CREDIBLE)
- Canada
-
ACCORDING TO DONOR, THEY WERE "THE ONLY PEOPLE WE KNEW TO HAVE ONE" WHEN THE TAOSTER OVEN WAS FIRST PURCHASED C. 1973. IT WAS USED ALMOST DAILY UNTIL 2000, WHEN A NEW UNDER-THE-CUPBOARD MOUNTED MODEL WAS PURCHASED. (REF. 1) - Function
-
USED TO BAKE, BROIL, TOAST OR BROWN FOOD BY MEANS OF HEAT. - Technical
-
TOASTER OVENS ARE MORE ENERGY AND COST-EFFICIENT FOR COOKING SMALL QUANTITIES OF FOOD THAN ARE FULL-SIZE OVENS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "GENERAL [logo] ELECTRIC/ toast 'n broil TOAST-R-OVEN" printed on glass oven door. All controls, settings, etc. labelled. "DISCONNECT TOASTER BEFORE CLEANING/ DEBRANCHER LE GRILLE-PAIN AVANT DE NETTOYER/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC/ TOAST-R-OVEN/ MODEL/ MODELE TR 915C 8010/ [CSA logo]/ 1500W 120VAC ONLY- CA SEULEMENT/ BARRIE ONTARIO" incised in underside. "PULL TO OPEN/ TIRER POUR OUVRIR" incised below access to oven base..2 no markings visible..3 "FRONT" incised in either corner..4 "ALWAYS USE SLOTTED COVER/ WITH THIS PAN WHEN BROILING/ USE IN BROIL MODELS ONLY" incised on base; French text, below. .5 "OVEN TRAY/ ALWAYS USE FOR/ TOP BROWN/ REMOVE FOR TOASTING/ USE FOR BAKING/ DO NOT BROIL" incised in base.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- .1 BRIGHT SILVER METAL EXTERIOR, SAVE BLACK SIDE PANELS. CLEAR GLASS OVEN DOOR..2-.5 SILVER METAL.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Canadian General Electric, Oven, toaster, circa 1972–1973, Artifact no. 2001.0124, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0124.001/
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