Presto Toaster Designed by Mel Boldt & Associates, 1960-1979

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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

Photographic print

Subject Date

1960-1979

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1746.26

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.063 in
Width: 10 in

Presto Toaster Designed by Mel Boldt & Associates, 1960-1979