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Metadata
Object ID # |
1981.057.009 |
Object Name |
Washer, Clothes |
Title |
Copper Tub Washing Machine |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Year Range from |
1912 |
Year Range to |
1935 |
Artist |
Beatty Brothers Limited |
Made |
Beatty Bros. Limited |
Place of Origin |
Fergus, Ontario |
Description |
Electric washing machine with copper tub. Its serial number is 64179. |
Provenance |
Manufactured in Fergus, Ontario by the Beatty Bros. Limited factory. In 1912, the Beatty Brothers undertook a major expansion and pattern of acquisitions, raising capital from outside investors in the process. This began with the acquisition of Wortman and Ward, a London-based manufacturer of water pumps and washing machines, for $200,000. Last owned by Adelaide Richter (neé McMurtrie) Owen Sound, Grey County. She had a family connection to the Wm. Kennedy family (that were involved with a foundry at Owen Sound) and the T. B. Dowsley family (that had a carriageworks, and later a hardware store at Owen Sound). Her parents were Mr. Ewen C. McMurtrie and his wife Marjorie (neé Kennedy), a daughter of Matthew Kennedy Sr. of Owen Sound. Matthew was a son of Wm. Kennedy Sr. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Iron/Copper |
Dimensions |
H-47 W-27 D-22.5 Cir-78 inches |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Richter, M. Adelaide |
Subjects |
Washing machines Laundry |