Cooker, pressure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 5 QT.
- DATE
- 1970–1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0029.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SUPREME ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES LTD.
- MODEL
- PRESTO 603
- LOCATION
- Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL AND ALUMINUM WITH SYNTHETIC HANDLES AND TOP OF PRESSURE GAUGE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.0 cm
- Width
- 26.3 cm
- Height
- 13.5 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
- SUPREME
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Scarborough
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS ONE USED BETWEEN 1975 AND 1999 [CURATOR'S WKSHEET IN S.I.FILE]
- Canada
-
MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA. PRESSURE COOKERS USED IN MOST HOMES SINCE TH 1950'S. THIS ONE WAS USED BY THE DONOR FOR NEARLY 20 YRS. REGULARLY UNTIL A MICROWAVE OVEN WAS PURCHASED. [REF 4] - Function
-
USED TO COOK FOOD UNDER PRESSURE; THEREBY REDUCING THE COOKING TIME. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF THE SHAPING OF MATERIALS WITH THE ADDITION OF ALUMINUM TO STEEL. DEVELOPED FROM 1930'S INNOVATIONS OF SAFER DEVICES. PRESTO, SINCE THE 1950'S, HAS FOCUSED ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS ANDAPPLIANCES - IN COMPETITION WITH BLACK & DECKER. [REF 4] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 MOLDED IN BOTTOM: 'PRESTO MADE IN CANADA/ MOD 75 603'/.2 MOLDED IN HANDLE: 'PRESTO/ SUPREME/ ALUMINUM/ SCARBOROUGH/ CANADA'/.3MOLDED IN BOTTOM: '27-077'/.4 NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- POLISHED FINISH; BLACK SYNTHETIC
- Decoration
- N/A
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SUPREME ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES LTD., Cooker, pressure, circa 1970–1975, Artifact no. 1999.0029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0029.001/
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