Record Name | LBS_SR12-18-071-AL |
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Photographer | Swissair |
Dating | 28.04.1956 |
Caption | General Electric's XPC-1 (Experimental Program Cooker) is hoisted by a fork lift truck for loading on a SWISSAIR plain on a special flight into the Brussels airport. The prototype unit, valued at over $35,000, will be demonstrated at the Brussels' World's Fair under the sponsorship of Societe d'Electricite et de Mecanique (S.E.M.), franchised distributor of the International General Electric Company for Belgium. Merely by pushing appropriate buttons, a complete meal is automatically prepared in a matter of minutes. The unit combines a freezer with an electronic oven interconnected by a pre-timed conveyor system. |
Caption (German) | General Electric's XPC-1 (Experimental Program Cooker) is hoisted by a fork lift truck for loading on a SWISSAIR plain on a special flight into the Brussels airport. The prototype unit, valued at over $35'000, will be demonstrated at the Brussels' World's Fair under the sponsorship of Societe d'Electricite et de Mecanique (S.E.M.), franchised distributor of the International General Electric Company for Belgium. Merely by pushing appropriate buttons, a complete meal is automatically prepared in a matter of minutes. The unit combines a freezer with an electronic oven interconnected by a pre-timed conveyor system |
Physical description | Fotografie : Silbergelatine-Abzug, auf Papier montiert |
Format | 12 x 17 cm |
Colour | schwarz/weiss |
Orientation | Querformat |
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License | Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 |
Copyright notice | ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv/Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz / Fotograf: Swissair / LBS_SR12-18-071-AL / CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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