Amana Cooking Thermometer, circa 1975

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Thermometer

Date Made

circa 1975

Creator Notes

Made by Amana Refrigeration, Inc. of Amana, Iowa for the Taylor Instrument Consumer Products division of Sybron Corporation in Arden, North Carolina.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.126.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lisa A. Korzetz.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

White (Color)
Black (Color)
Blue
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1.75 in (Packaging)
Width: 6.5 in (Packaging)
Length: 1.75 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on face of thermometer: Taylor / U.S.A. / BI - THERM (R) on front and back of packaging: Amana (R) / MICROWAVE COOKING THERMOMETER / made expressly for use in the Radarange (R) / MICROWAVE OVEN / TAYLOR INSTRUMENT/CONSUMER PRODUCTS DIVISION/SYBRON CORPORATION/ARDEN, N.C. 28704 on sides of packaging: 1 1/2" DIAL / THERMOMETER / FOR MICROWAVE / OVEN USE ONLY / B57603 on top and bottom of packaging: Radarange (R) / MICROWAVE OVEN / made only by Amana (R) / Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Amana, Iowa 52204 U.S.A. A Raytheon Company sticker on left side of packaging: J&C ELECTRIC / Big Rapids / [...]