Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.004 A—F
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Sealer
Title:
Burpee Simplex Can Sealer
Date:
1940
Description:
Burpee Simplex Can Sealer (A) with wood crank handle. No. 3 can base (B). Can raising lever (C). Two distance washers (D—E). Metal washer to raise can (F), placed on top of can base.
Inscriptions:
Frame top: "BURPEE/SIMPLEX" "CAN/SEALER"
Seaming roll/lever: "BURPEE CAN SEALER CO/CHICAGO ILL PATENTED" "1ST/2ND"
Base of chuck plate: "1.LB.T"
Notes:
See documented file for brochures "Instructions for the Use and Care of the Burpee Simplex Sealer" and "Canning in Tin with the Wonder Can Sealer". From the household of Thomas S. and Vera L. Parke where the canner was used from probably the late 1930's into the early 1980's. King and Coho salmon and venison stew were the primary products canned. Canning was a family affair from fishing or hunting through the canning and pressure cooking process.
Scrubbed with soft brush in hot water & dish soap. Ethanol used to soften food deposits & then gently scraped with metal spatula to remove.
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