A truly remarkable statement of its social and cultural times, as well as the evolutionary stage of refrigeration machine technology in Canada, in the second decade of the 20th century. Crafted as the embodiment, and the ultimate statement of the early 20th century \u201cmachine\u201d, it was a mechanical wonder in every respect. From its massive 200lbs, to its crude 1 1\/4 inch angle iron frame, its lumbering 370 RPM compressor, its hefty, automatic pressure control with leavers, weights and springs, fashioned in cast iron, steel and brass, and the constant odour of sulphur dioxide, it would be a nightmare for the mechanics of the time, as they struggled to learn new trade, Frigidaire, circa 1928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Features:<\/strong> A truly remarkable statement of its social and cultural times, as well as the evolutionary stage of refrigeration machine technology in Canada, in the second decade of the 20th century. Crafted as the embodiment, and the ultimate statement of the early 20th century \u201cmachine\u201d, it was a mechanical wonder in every respect. From its massive 200lbs, to its crude 1 1\/4 inch angle iron frame, its lumbering 370 RPM compressor, its hefty, automatic pressure control with leavers, weights and springs, fashioned in cast iron, steel and brass, and the constant odour of sulphur dioxide, it would be a nightmare for the mechanics of the time, as they struggled to learn new trade, Frigidaire, circa 1928.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_portfolio_group":[97,199],"class_list":["post-20704","cpt_portfolio","type-cpt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_portfolio_group-commercial","cpt_portfolio_group-refrigeration"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u2013 Heavily pitted from years of use and misuse in damp and highly acidic, atmosphere produced by leaking sulphur dioxide refrigerant vapour.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"