Carleton xDX Collection
Electric Kettle
Toastess Electric Kettle (Model 7304)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00079
Former Accession Number
5194
Date
1997 (design)
Date Source
Design in Canada (2004, p. 209)
Material/Technique
injection moulded, translucent blue coloured polypropylene
Measurement
22cm (height)
kettle (with handle)
,
15cm (diameter)
kettle
Physical Description
Translucent blue plastic kettle with removable lid, and matching base plate with attached white electric cord.
Number of Components
3
Component Part Name
kettle, lid, base plate and attached electric cord
Model ID
7304
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
electric kettles
Description
"Toastess is the first company in North America to produce electric kettles in candy-coloured translucent plastic. The “sky blue” design is featured in “New and Notable”, ID magazine September, 1998. The plastic kettle is also available in “lemon drop yellow”, “lime mist” and “crystal clear”."
Description Source
Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Toastess Inc., Pointe-Claire, QC.
External Linls
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/3108376