Presto Cook-Master Pressure Cooker, circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
The National Pressure Cooker Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, introduced the first saucepan-style pressure cooker under the brand name "Presto" in 1939. Consumers embraced the cooker's revolutionary rotating cover and reliable gasket seal. Fueled by its popularity, the company -- eventually renamed National Presto Industries -- expanded and diversified while continuing to produce an ever-improving line of pressure cookers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pressure cooker
Date Made
circa 1950
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.172.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum
Plastic
Color
Brown
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Diameter: 9.125 in
Length: 15 in
Inscriptions
metal label on lid:
REG. U.S. PATENT OFFICE PATENT NO. 2218188 / NATIONAL / Presto / COOK-MASTER COOKER / MODEL 104 / 4 QT - 3.784 LITERS / NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO., EAU CLAIRE, WIS., U.S.A.
etched on underside of pan:
NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO. / MODEL TEN / PRESTO COOKER / EAU CLAIRE / 1552 -- WISC. U.S.A.
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