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- Presto Model A409A Pressure Cooker, circa 1968 - 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.
- circa 1968
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Presto Model A409A Pressure Cooker, circa 1968
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.
- Knoblock Pyramid Toaster, circa 1909 -
- circa 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Knoblock Pyramid Toaster, circa 1909
- Advertisement for Proctor Automatic Pop-up Toaster, " Beautiful and Makes Beautiful Toast!," 1949 -
- June 13, 1949
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Advertisement for Proctor Automatic Pop-up Toaster, " Beautiful and Makes Beautiful Toast!," 1949
- Advertisement for Toastmaster Toasters, "Just Set it for the Kind of Toast You Want," 1928 -
- November 01, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for Toastmaster Toasters, "Just Set it for the Kind of Toast You Want," 1928
- Advertisement for Toastmaster Appliances, "Welcome a Tradition into Your Home," 1959 -
- September 01, 1959
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for Toastmaster Appliances, "Welcome a Tradition into Your Home," 1959
- Advertisement for Toastmaster Toasters, "The Toaster that Gives you a Helping Handle," circa 1970 -
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for Toastmaster Toasters, "The Toaster that Gives you a Helping Handle," circa 1970
- Joseph Heinrichs Electric Chafing Dish, Used by the Harvey S. Firestone Family, 1900-1925 -
- 1900-1925
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Joseph Heinrichs Electric Chafing Dish, Used by the Harvey S. Firestone Family, 1900-1925
- Harvester No. 9 Step Stove, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
- Collections - Artifact
Harvester No. 9 Step Stove, circa 1870
- Wards Signature Electric Bun Warmer, 1960-1971 -
- 1960-1971
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Wards Signature Electric Bun Warmer, 1960-1971
- Reflector Oven - Tin-plated iron, commonly called "tin," was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. Local tinsmiths produced an almost endless range of goods. But as more durable and lower maintenance materials emerged, handmade tinware came to be considered a folk art or heritage craft. This 20th-century example was produced in the Greenfield Village tin shop using historical tinsmithing tools and techniques.
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Reflector Oven
Tin-plated iron, commonly called "tin," was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. Local tinsmiths produced an almost endless range of goods. But as more durable and lower maintenance materials emerged, handmade tinware came to be considered a folk art or heritage craft. This 20th-century example was produced in the Greenfield Village tin shop using historical tinsmithing tools and techniques.