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Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Compressors – Commercial

AN INTEGRAL HP COMPRESSOR (1 1/2 TO 3 HP), BY KELVINATOR, MARKED # 5208, CIRCA 1928 – With water cooled head and 17 inch, 25 lb. flywheel, in Kelvinator red [possibly not the original], it would be representative of the company’s early years, as well as those of the industry, in the design and production of such refrigeration machines, opening up an new epic period, providing for the first time automatic, mechanically cooled, commercial food storage for Canadians.

Features:
– water cooled head- attachment bracket for low pressure control

Accession # HHCC.2003.120

AN INTEGRAL HP COMPRESSOR (1 1/2 TO 3 HP), BY KELVINATOR, MARKED # 5208, CIRCA 1928 – With water cooled head and 17 inch, 25 lb. flywheel, in Kelvinator red [possibly not the original], it would be representative of the company’s early years, as well as those of the industry, in the design and production of such refrigeration machines, opening up an new epic period, providing for the first time automatic, mechanically cooled, commercial food storage for Canadians.

Item1 1/2-3 HP compressor ‘5208’ManufacturerKelvinator of Canada, London OntarioMakeKelvinatorShare
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