Cooker, pressure

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0413.001

MANUFACTURER: NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO. (CANADA) LTD.
MODEL: PRESTO
LOCATION: Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST ALUMINUM POT & LID/ HARDWOOD HANDLES/ STEEL VALVE/ GLASS WINDOW

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.5 cm
Width: 24.0 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: NATIONAL PRESSURE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Wallaceburg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1950-1980'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO COOK FOOD UNDER PRESSURE & THEREBY REDUCE THE COOKING TIME.
Technical: REPRESENTATIVE OF IMPROVED COOKING DEVICES OF THE 1950s.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: OVAL PLATE FASTENED TO LID BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'NATIONAL/ Presto/ COOKER/ NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO. (CANADA) LTD./ WALLACEBURG, ONT.'/ '2' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON INSIDE OF LID/ 'COOK/ OFF' & INDICATION ARROWS STAMPED ON VALVE.
Missing: NONE From CA of 09/02/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: POLISHED ALUMINUM SURFACE
Decoration: N/A

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NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO. (CANADA) LTD., Cooker, pressure, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1988.0413, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.0413.001/

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