Presto Pressure Cooker-Canner, 1974-1980
THF173000 / Presto Pressure Cooker-Canner, 1974-1980
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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 -- eventually renamed National Presto Industries -- expanded and diversified while continuing to produce an ever-improving line of pressure cookers. In the 1960s and 1970s, distinctive styling by Mel Boldt and Associates helped set Presto pressure cookers apart from the competition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pressure cooker
Date Made
1974-1980
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Mel Boldt and Associates and made by National Presto Industries, Inc.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.46.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mel Boldt and Associates.
Material
Metal
Porcelain enamel
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Harvest gold (Color)
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Red
Green
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Diameter: 18 in
Inscriptions
on handle:
PRESTO / PRESSURE / COOKER / CANNER / NATIONAL PRESTO IND., INC. / EAU CLAIRE, WIS. U.S.A.
on handle:
CAUTION: / READ INSTRUCTIONS. IMPROPER / USE MAY RESULT IN SCALDING / INJURY. DON'T OVERFILL, LOCK / COVER WITH COVER HANDLE / OVER COOKER HANDLE. BE / CERTAIN PRESSURE IS RE- / LEASED BEFORE OPENING. / REMOVE PRESSURE REGU- / LATOR. NEVER FORCE OPEN
on gauge:
DO NOT OPERATE / CANNER UNTIL YOU HAVE / READ INSTRUCTION BOOK
on bottom:
MOD. 01/CAA12HO275 / NATIONAL PRESTO IND., INC. / EAU CLAIRE, WISC. U.S.A. / UL LISTED PRESSURE / COOKER 109A
on operating manuals:
The / MODERN GUIDE/ to /PRESSURE CANNING / and COOKING / PRESTO / COOKER-CANNER / Instructions and Recipes / NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC. / EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
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SetPresto Kitchen Appliances: A Tradition of Innovation
- 8 Artifacts
Electric appliance manufacturer National Presto Industries, Inc., became known for innovative products that anticipated and responded to evolving consumer preferences. These examples from The Henry Ford's collections document the company's continuous product development, expansion into new markets, and partnership with design firm Mel Boldt and Associates, whose distinctive styling set Presto products apart from the competition.