6.02-1: Frigidaire 1929 Condenser Assembly

Description:

An historic, elemental, coiled tube, static refrigerant condenser assembly, by Frigidaire, from the early years of the low pressure, commercial refrigeration industry in Canada - originally used on Frigidaire model K, cabinet style, condensing unit, using SO2 refrigerant, see Item #051, code 4.02-13. The company later produced a modernisation kits to convert these S02 machines to forced air, tube and fin, radiator style condensing, See code 6.02-5, Frigidaire 1929

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6.02 Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Condensers and Receivers - Commercial

Make:

Frigidaire

Manufacturer:

Frigidaire Electric Refrigeration Products, General motors Corporation

Model:

Model K condenser assembly

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only round coil 12’dia x 6’ h x11 coils only oval coils 11’x 2’x 16’h x 34 coils Over all structure 16x 12x 24’h

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28 lbs

Circa:

1929

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Exhibit, education, and research quality, demonstrating the form and structure of early, elimental, coiled tube refrigerant condensers built for fractional horsepower, commercial application, refrigeration machines in Canada.

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Provenance:

From York County (York Region) Ontario, once a rich agricultural hinterlands, attracting early settlement in the last years of the 18th century. Located on the north slopes of the Oak Ridges Moraine, within 20 miles of Toronto, the County would also attract early ex-urban development, to be come a wealthy market place for the emerging household and consumer technologies of the early and mid 20th century.

This artifact was discovered in the 1950’s in the used stock of T. H. Oliver, Refrigeration and Electric Sales and Service, Aurora, Ontario, an early worker in the field of agricultural, industrial and consumer technology.

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Coiled ‘ ‘ and 3/3’ coiled copper tubing on high gloss. black enamelled, steel sandwich style supporting frame

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Donor:

G. Leslie Oliver, The T. H. Oliver HVACR Collection

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Bibliographic References:

Frigidaire Manual, SER405, products mfd prior to 1937, P9 and 15, Chpt. 1-A

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