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General Electric model 139P8 coffee maker

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    Object Details

    maker

    General Electric Company

    Description (Brief)

    G.E. glass bowl vacuum coffee maker. Has a metal and bakelite base and heater element. 7" in diameter. and 4" high. The bowls would sit on top of the base, one on top of the other. The upper bowl has a glass pipe about 5/8" diameter. running to the bottom of the lower bowl. Both bowls are about 7" diameter. and about 5 2/1" high. The bowls are made of pyrex glass. The base has tags with replacement part numbers, upper bowl is A8U, lower bowl is AD8L. "Built by General Electric Co., Bridgeport Conn. Ontario Calif. made in U.S.A. Cat. #139P8. Patents listed on bottom of heating element as follows: 1947274- Permanent magnet & method of making it (1934) - GE; 1968569 - Permanent magnet & method of making it (1934) - GE; 2027994- Magnet steel containing nickel and aluminum (1936)- Japan (Tokushichi Mishima); 2027996 - Strong permanent magnet with cobalt (1936) - Japan (Tokushichi Mishima); 2027997 - Permanent magnet containing copper (1936)-Japan (Tokushichi Mishima); 2137884- Coffee maker handle (1938)- GE; 2192743 - Sintered permanent magnet (1940) - GE; 2192744 - Sintered permanent magnet (1940) - GE; 2284359 - Coffee maker (1942) - GE; 2287580 - Coffee maker (1942) - GE; 2287582- Cover structure {for coffee maker} (1942)- GE; 2287883 - Switch control device (1942) - NY (David P. Joffo); 2287585 -Coffee maker (1942) - GE.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    from General Electric Company, Housewares Division

    date made

    ca. 1947
    ca 1947

    ID Number

    EM.330691

    catalog number

    330691

    accession number

    299501

    Object Name

    Coffee Maker
    electric appliance
    coffee maker

    Other Terms

    Coffee Maker; Appliances

    Physical Description

    composition (burner material)
    composition (pot material)
    glass (burner material)
    glass (pot material)

    Measurements

    overall: 15 in x 7 in; 38.1 cm x 17.78 cm
    base: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm
    bowls: 5 1/2 in x 7 in; 13.97 cm x 17.78 cm

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    Work and Industry: Electricity

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1cde-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_702672

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