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  1. Emerson Electric Fan - Fan, Electric

    Emerson Electric Fan, c. 1920. Wall-mount metal fan. Blades are housed within a curcular wire frame. Black base is round and raised in the center and has a ribbed texture throughout. Emerson was a leading manufacturer of electric fans which became a popular household item in the 1920s. Inscription: "EMERSON" (embossed in center of fan blade); "ON" (embossed text next to lever on base)

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    Emerson Electric Fan, c. 1920
  2. General Electric Refidgerator, c. 1930-1935 - Refrigerator

    General Electric Refidgerator, c. 1930-1935. General Electric refrigerator is a "coil" top in white enamel. The GE Monitor top refrigerator is perhaps the most recognized of vintage refrigerators. Built on the principal of a French industrialist concept for a hermetically sealed refrigeration system, the first models available to the general public, for residential use, were introduced in 1927. General Electric committed $18 million dollars to th...

    Record Type: Object

    General Electric Refidgerator, c. 1930-1935
  3. Ice Box, 1907 - Icebox

    Ice Box, 1907. Rectangular wooden ice box with two cabinets. Two cabinets have scalloped metal hinges and metal lever door handles. Sides of ice box has wooden paneling and back has wooden slats. Metal lined inside cabinets.

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    Ice Box, 1907

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