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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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Kitchen at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, April 1931 - In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. In 1929, the hospital's kitchens prepared nearly 1,200 meals each day. By that point in its history, Henry Ford Hospital had registered more than 132,000 patients.
- April 29, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Kitchen at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, April 1931
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. In 1929, the hospital's kitchens prepared nearly 1,200 meals each day. By that point in its history, Henry Ford Hospital had registered more than 132,000 patients.
- Sheet-Metal Goods: House Furnishings, Kitchen Utensils, etc., 1891 -
- 1891
- Collections - Artifact
Sheet-Metal Goods: House Furnishings, Kitchen Utensils, etc., 1891
- "Grunow Recipes by Dorothy Ayers Loudon," circa 1934 -
- circa 1934
- Collections - Artifact
"Grunow Recipes by Dorothy Ayers Loudon," circa 1934
- "Making the Most of Your Electrolux with Practical Recipes," 1932 -
- 1932
- Collections - Artifact
"Making the Most of Your Electrolux with Practical Recipes," 1932
- Drawing, "Liv. Rm Fire Place and Kitchen Fire Place Mrs. Wells House Union Conn" (now Daggett Farmhouse), April 5, 1977 -
- April 05, 1977
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing, "Liv. Rm Fire Place and Kitchen Fire Place Mrs. Wells House Union Conn" (now Daggett Farmhouse), April 5, 1977
- Refrigerator -
- 1950-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Refrigerator
- A New England Kitchen a Hundred Years Ago, 1876 -
- circa 1775
- Collections - Artifact
A New England Kitchen a Hundred Years Ago, 1876
- Advertisement for Proctor Automatic Pop-up Toaster, " Beautiful and Makes Beautiful Toast!," 1949 -
- June 13, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for Proctor Automatic Pop-up Toaster, " Beautiful and Makes Beautiful Toast!," 1949