General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 ALUMINUM POT HAS CAST-IRON FEET; BAKELITE HANDLES; CERAMIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL HOUSING & LINER FOR HEATING COILS; RUBBER-COVERED ELECTRICAL CORD..2 ALUMINUM POT LINER..3 METAL WIRE BASKET..4 ALUMINUM LID HAS BAKELITE KNOB; GLASS WINDOW OVER GAUGE.

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

33.0 cm

Height

34.0 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

SUPER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS CANNER USED C. 1925- EARLY 1950S.

Canada

THISTYPE OF CANNER WAS USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS C. 1925-1950S, PROBABLY IN MIDDLE-CLASS OR URBAN HOMES. THIS CANNER WAS USED BY THE DONOR'S GREAT AUNT MRS. ALVINA PAPKE (NEE BIEHLER) AT HER HOME IN EASTVIEW, ON TO CAN FRUIT & VEGETABLES FOR WINTER CONSUMPTION. THIS AREA WAS ALSO HOME TO MANY MARKET GARDNERS. (REF. 1)

Function

TO THOROUGHLY STERILIZE JARS & CONTENTS DURING COLD-PACK PRESERVING PROCESS. MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN USED TO STERILIZE JARS, SEALERS AND OTHER CANNING UTENSILS PRIOR TO USE.

Technical

ELECTRIC COLD PACK (OR WATER BATH) CANNER, USED TO PRESERVE FRUITS & VEGETABLES BY COLD PACK (OR RAW PACK) METHOD. RAW OR PARTLY COOKED FOOD WERE PACKED INTO A STERILE JAR, COVERED WITH WATER OR JUICE, AND SEALED. BOTH THE JAR AND ITS CONTENTS WERE THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY HEATED. THIS PROCESS WAS ONE OF THE SIMPLEST, METHODS OF HOME CANNING, PRODUCING A MORE NATURAL FLAVOUR, COLOUR AND TEXTURE, AND SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY PRESERVING FOOD FOR LATER CONSUMPTION. [REF.2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate fixed to underside of pot reads "SUPER HEALTH ALUMINUM CO., LIMITED/ TORONTO, ONTARIO/ WATTS 1000 VOLTS 110 H.E.P.C./ App. No. 4453/ CAUTION: USE ONLY WITH WALL/ OR BASE RECEPTACLE." "6-8" incised above. Temperature control labelled; "12A. 125 V./ 6 A. 250 V./ A-H&H" incised on casing. "HUBBELL" appears on electrical plug cover."MADE IN/ CANADA" cast in raised print on ceramic coil liner, inside pot..2 "SUPER-HEALTH/ TORONTO/ MADE IN CANADA/ ALUMINUM" incised in underside..3 No markings visible..4 "SUPER-HEATH" cast in raised print on knob. "NATURAL FOOD VALUES RETAINED/ SUPER HEALTH/ TORONTO/ MODERN HEALTH COOKWARE/ PAT. JUNE 17, 1924/ COOPER" & Scale 100-500 printed on gauge inset in lid.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

SILVER METAL POT, LINER & LID; BLACK MOULDED HANDLESL BLACK CAST-IRON FEET ON.1 POT. RED-BROWN RUBBER COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD.

Decoration

N/A