Numero oggetto
52/179
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Descrizione
This is an early pressure cooker made on the same lines as a modern one but much heavier. Its origin is unknown, as it was found amongst some scrap iron at Great Dunmow, Essex. Food was placed in the cooker and water was added, the quantity determined by the time needed to cook the food. It was then heated over the fire until the steam was compressed, when the pot was removed from the hottest part of the fire, to prevent the pressure from becoming too great. It has a safety valve on the top so that steam could be blown out if the pressure inside the pot became too great. It was made by A. Kenrick & Sons.
Descrizione fisica
1 Pressure cooker: iron
Storico archivio
MERL miscellaneous note - 'However, we do know that it is loaned from F.W. Steer, Esq. and was made by A. Kendrick & Sons. The pressure cooker is circular and made of iron. It consists of 2 parts, the pot with a round handle which is hooked through a ring on both sides (the handle has 2 knobs just above the point where it hooks through the rings and these prevented the handle from falling right down against the pot when it was hot), and a lid with 3 protruding pieces on its rim which slide under 3 small arms on the top of the pot thus clamping the lid tightly down. It has a safety valve on the top so that steam would be blown out if the pressure inside the pot became too great. The lid bears the number 6, referring to the fact that it holds 6 quarts. The food was placed in the cooker and water was added, the quantity determined by the length of time needed for cooking the food. It was then heated over the fire until the steam was compressed when the pot was removed from the hottest part of the fire, to prevent the pressure from becoming too great, and the food cooked rapidly.'
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Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_99.tif - High resolution image
