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Electric Floor Polisher
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Electric Floor Polisher

Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Date1946
Object NamePolisher
Mediumsteel, plastic bakelite (asbestos)
ClassificationsMuseum General
DimensionsOverall: Height: 115 cm, Width: 35 cm, Depth: 18 cm
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS026559
About MeOval shaped floor polisher with double handle. The electrical cable is wound around clips on the upright handle and attaches to the body with a Bakelite (?) connector. The plug is 15-amp 3 pin (round pins) Dura Plug. The switch is on the top of the upright near the handle. A manufacturer's plate on the front reads:

DUPLEX FLOOR POLISHER
Bylock
BRITISH MADE
T. 1946
F.P. [blank]
VOLTS 230/250
WATTS 350

Originally used in teaching at the School of Domestic Science, King Street Aberdeen. Later transferred to the Kepplestone premises of Robert Gordons Institute of
Technology, which in turn became RGU.
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