Thread Number: 78793
/ Tag: Small Appliances
Does anybody know this very old hot plate? |
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Post# 1027802   3/23/2019 at 12:58 (1,831 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Several years ago I bought his little hot plate thinking it was a piece of domestic kitchenware. It has no markings on it but there is a ceramic switch marked HI and LOW and it looks very much like something in a 1912 catalog I have. The plug is missing. I have not tested it.
I was looking at SHORPY.COM the other day and much to my surprise, it shows up in a geology lab some time mid century.
Does anybody know anything about this little guy? I've tried opening him up, but as soon as I start lifting the hot plate surface, I can hear the crackle of mica... so I stop. Any ideas on that one?
By the way, a link to the uncropped photo is at the bottom. CLICK HERE TO GO TO scoots's LINK |
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Post# 1027811 , Reply# 2   3/23/2019 at 16:11 (1,831 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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Post# 1027814 , Reply# 3   3/23/2019 at 16:27 (1,831 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)   |   | |
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I'm not sure on the element. But here's a picture of it. Which appears to be the same as what you have. CLICK HERE TO GO TO fan-of-fans's LINK |
Post# 1027839 , Reply# 5   3/24/2019 at 07:31 (1,830 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Cole, I really liked the results in the link you gave in Reply #3. Thanks. |
Post# 1027840 , Reply# 6   3/24/2019 at 07:58 (1,830 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Wow!! That's an oldie for sure. They were made by a few manufacturers - Hotpoint is the first one that comes to my (feeble) mind. The element is most likely a coil type. The metal plate was probably intended to protect the element and allow a variety of cooking pots and pans to be used on it. I think I have seen old ads suggesting the plate could be used to fry food - I will have to hunting in my reference books now... lol Does this still have the screw-in plug that would allow this to be connected to a lamp socket? |
Post# 1027850 , Reply# 7   3/24/2019 at 11:48 (1,830 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN)   |   | |
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