Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.128 A—O
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Cooker, Pressure
Title:
16 Qt. Aluminum Home Canning National Pressure Cooker No. 7
Date:
1940
Description:
16—quart home canning aluminum pressure cooker with wood handles, pressure gauge, vent pipe, over—pressure plug, assorted pans, basket, and racks and instruction and recipe book.
A) Cooker body — wood handles screwed onto body, rim with cogs for holding lid.
B) Cover — wood handles secured to cover, oval brass ID plate riveted to cover, tilted pressure gauge, vent pipe and over—pressure plug firmly attached to cover. Metal cogs around lower edge to mesh with cogs on cooker body.
C) Sealing ring is red—brown rubber gasket fitted into groove at sealing edge of cover.
D) Wire basket fits into cooker to hold seven quart jars or nine pint jars.
E) Die cast 10.5—inch diameter aluminum rack; six threaded holes receive the long or short rack pins or legs to hold rack off bottom of cooker.
F,G,H) Long rack pins: 4.5—inch legs for die cast rack (E)
I,J,K) short rack pins: 1.75—inch legs for die cast rack (E)
L,M) Pair of Dual Pans: 2.5—inch deep pans, each half—circle shape, that fit together in cooker; each has pair of aluminum side handles.
N) colander pan with pair of wire handles.
O) Paperback book — "Modern Guide to Home Canning Instructions—Recipes" 95 pages
Inscription on Brass Plate: "PATENT NO. 2218188/National/NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO./EAU CLAIRE, WIS./NO. 7"
A) Cooker body — wood handles screwed onto body, rim with cogs for holding lid.
B) Cover — wood handles secured to cover, oval brass ID plate riveted to cover, tilted pressure gauge, vent pipe and over—pressure plug firmly attached to cover. Metal cogs around lower edge to mesh with cogs on cooker body.
C) Sealing ring is red—brown rubber gasket fitted into groove at sealing edge of cover.
D) Wire basket fits into cooker to hold seven quart jars or nine pint jars.
E) Die cast 10.5—inch diameter aluminum rack; six threaded holes receive the long or short rack pins or legs to hold rack off bottom of cooker.
F,G,H) Long rack pins: 4.5—inch legs for die cast rack (E)
I,J,K) short rack pins: 1.75—inch legs for die cast rack (E)
L,M) Pair of Dual Pans: 2.5—inch deep pans, each half—circle shape, that fit together in cooker; each has pair of aluminum side handles.
N) colander pan with pair of wire handles.
O) Paperback book — "Modern Guide to Home Canning Instructions—Recipes" 95 pages
Inscription on Brass Plate: "PATENT NO. 2218188/National/NATIONAL PRESSURE COOKER CO./EAU CLAIRE, WIS./NO. 7"
Notes:
Canner used by the Parke Family during 1940's—1970's to process king and coho salmon and venison stew. Canning was a day's project (at least) as the annual process was done in several sessions through the summer and late fall for venison. Fish were butchered and packed in cans by "Dad", cans were sealed by Mary Ann (see 2002.11.004—011) and then taken upstairs to the kitchen where "Mom" cooked the sealed cans — usually in three pressure cookers. Patent date for cooker is 1940. 1945 first release of 16—qt canner.
See document file — history of National Presto Industries Co.
Cleaned by M.A. Parke with hot tap water, joy dish soap and soft cloth prior to delivery to museum. Corrosion probably from many years of storage in attic.
See document file — history of National Presto Industries Co.
Cleaned by M.A. Parke with hot tap water, joy dish soap and soft cloth prior to delivery to museum. Corrosion probably from many years of storage in attic.
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