National Presto Industries Model PR2 Portable Range, circa 1971
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Artifact Overview
The National Pressure Cooker Company introduced the first saucepan-style pressure cooker under the brand name "Presto" in 1939. Fueled by its popularity, the company -- later renamed National Presto Industries -- expanded and diversified, ultimately producing a wide range of electric home appliances. In the 1960s and 1970s, distinctive styling by Mel Boldt and Associates helped set Presto products apart from the competition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stove (Heating equipment)
Date Made
circa 1971
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.438.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mel Boldt and Associates.
Material
Metal
Color
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 13 in
Length: 19.75 in
Inscriptions
on front of range:
HI-SPEED / COOKING / PRESTO PORTABLE RANGE
on box:
PRESTO / Portable Range / TWO-BURNER UNIT
on graphic on box:
NATIONAL HOUSEWARES MANUFACTURERS ASSOC / AWARD / WINNER / PRESTO / BEST DESIGN / FUNCTION / QUALITY
on end of box:
STOCK NO. PR2 / Portable range / TWO-BURNER UNIT / NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC. EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
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