Kettle

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OBJECT TYPE: STOVE-TOP/IRON
DATE: 1875–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0546.001

MANUFACTURER: Wagner Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Sidney, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 22.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Wagner
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Sidney

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF KETTLE PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1870S TO THE 1910S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCE USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS
Function: USED TO HOLD WATER ON A HEATED SURFACE IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO BOIL
Technical: CAST IRON HAS BEEN USED TO PRODUCE COOKWARE IN AMERICA SINCE THE EARLY 17TH C AND REMAINED POPULAR THROUGH THE 1800S. CAST ALUMINUM KETTLES WERE MANUFACTURED EARLY IN THE 1900S AND GRADUALLY REPLACED MOST OF THE IRONWARE WHICH HADTHE DISADVANTAGE OF BEING VERY HEAVY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN LID: 'WAGNER/ARE'
Missing: COMPLETE; VERY RUSTY
Finish: WAGNER FINISHED THEIR IRON UTENSILS BY WASHING THEM WITH SOAP AND WATER; DRYING THEM QUICKLY; AND THEN GIVING THEM A FINE COATING OF PURE BEES WAX [REF 1]
Decoration: TRADEMARK MOLDED IN LID

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Wagner Mfg. Co., Kettle, between 1875–1910, Artifact no. 1996.0546, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0546.001/

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