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Amana® Radarange® Microwave Oven

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    Object Details

    maker

    Amana Appliances

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Y. Sieg

    date made

    ca 1974

    date purchased

    1974-04-13

    date last used

    1998-03-10

    ID Number

    1998.3037.01

    nonaccession number

    1998.3037

    catalog number

    1998.3037.01
    1998.3037.01a

    Object Name

    oven, microwave

    Physical Description

    steel, stainless (overall material)
    chrome plate (door frame and handle material)
    plastic (buttons; door choke; splash guard material)
    glass (window; drip tray material)
    rubber (cord material)
    copper (magnetron; wiring material)
    magnet (magnetron material)
    iron (other internal components material)

    Measurements

    overall: 38 cm x 58 cm x 44 cm; 14 15/16 in x 22 13/16 in x 17 5/16 in
    overall: 15 in x 17 1/4 in x 22 3/4 in; 38.1 cm x 43.815 cm x 57.785 cm

    place made

    United States: Iowa, Amana

    place purchased; place used

    Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe

    place used

    United States: Virginia, Alexandria
    United States: Maryland, Frederick

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    Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    appliances
    Household Tools and Equipment
    Food Culture
    Food Processing
    kitchen

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-595a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_214291

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