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- Presto WeeBakerie Oven, circa 1980 - Electric appliance manufacturer National Presto Industries, Inc., became known for innovative products that anticipated and responded to evolving consumer needs. In the 1960s and 1970s, the company contracted Mel Boldt and Associates to design its line of kitchen appliances. Distinctive styling and unusual product names helped set Presto apart from the competition.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Presto WeeBakerie Oven, circa 1980
Electric appliance manufacturer National Presto Industries, Inc., became known for innovative products that anticipated and responded to evolving consumer needs. In the 1960s and 1970s, the company contracted Mel Boldt and Associates to design its line of kitchen appliances. Distinctive styling and unusual product names helped set Presto apart from the competition.
- Marvel Electric Cooker and Baker, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Marvel Electric Cooker and Baker, circa 1900
- General Electric Toast-R-Stove, circa 1959 -
- circa 1959
- Collections - Artifact
General Electric Toast-R-Stove, circa 1959
- "Dream Kitchen" Toy Stove, 1963 - Kids love to play grown-up. In the early 1960s, the Deluxe Reading Corporation produced a miniature set of "Dream Kitchen" appliances -- refrigerator, stove, sink, and dishwasher (and a table and chairs). The complete set included plastic dishes and replica food and product boxes that little hands could place in and around the appliances, pretending to be just like mom or dad.
- 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Dream Kitchen" Toy Stove, 1963
Kids love to play grown-up. In the early 1960s, the Deluxe Reading Corporation produced a miniature set of "Dream Kitchen" appliances -- refrigerator, stove, sink, and dishwasher (and a table and chairs). The complete set included plastic dishes and replica food and product boxes that little hands could place in and around the appliances, pretending to be just like mom or dad.
- Farr Bros. Appliance Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This Depression-era appliance store features the newest wringer-washers, radios, and electric refrigerators and ranges -- along with the promise that only $1.00 down payment is needed to take home a new purchase.
- 1935-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Farr Bros. Appliance Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This Depression-era appliance store features the newest wringer-washers, radios, and electric refrigerators and ranges -- along with the promise that only $1.00 down payment is needed to take home a new purchase.
- Dominion Model 2530 Automatic Oven Broiler, 1960-1968 -
- 1960-1968
- Collections - Artifact
Dominion Model 2530 Automatic Oven Broiler, 1960-1968
- Easy Bake Oven, 1964 - The Easy Bake Oven really worked! After Kenner introduced this popular toy in 1963, baking became more than just imaginary play for generations of girls. Using small baking mixes -- and heat supplied by two ordinary 100-watt light bulbs -- girls could safely turn out tiny versions of cakes, cookies, brownies, and pies, just like Mom's. With less parental supervision required.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Easy Bake Oven, 1964
The Easy Bake Oven really worked! After Kenner introduced this popular toy in 1963, baking became more than just imaginary play for generations of girls. Using small baking mixes -- and heat supplied by two ordinary 100-watt light bulbs -- girls could safely turn out tiny versions of cakes, cookies, brownies, and pies, just like Mom's. With less parental supervision required.
- Presto Continuous Clean Broiler Oven Plus, circa 1980 - 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.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Presto Continuous Clean Broiler Oven Plus, circa 1980
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.
- Julia Child's Kitchen, 1977 - In 1977, "Julia's Kitchen: A Design Anatomy" was published as the first in a series of "design anatomies" by <em>Design Quarterly</em>. In this issue, designer Bill Stumpf and his team examined how Julia Child -- a chef well-versed in the functions of a kitchen -- designed her own kitchen. Numerous sketches and photographs, as well as hours of interviews with Paul and Julia Child, informed the issue.
- 1977
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Julia Child's Kitchen, 1977
In 1977, "Julia's Kitchen: A Design Anatomy" was published as the first in a series of "design anatomies" by Design Quarterly. In this issue, designer Bill Stumpf and his team examined how Julia Child -- a chef well-versed in the functions of a kitchen -- designed her own kitchen. Numerous sketches and photographs, as well as hours of interviews with Paul and Julia Child, informed the issue.
- "Electrochef" Electric Range, 1925-1935 -
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
"Electrochef" Electric Range, 1925-1935