Teakettle, Toy
- Object Name:
- Teakettle, Toy
- Object ID:
- 1942.006.02 e
- Description:
- Miniature iron tea kettle, with lid. Part of toy set including iron trivet, flat iron, two tripod pots with handles, three large tripod pots with movable handles, one small tripod pot with movable handle, one small tripod pot without handle, large teapot with cover (broken top of teapot), and one tin small teapot with handle and no cover.
Cast iron and steel. Cast iron body and lid with bent steel wire handle. Handle passes through two cast loops top of kettle. Body has straight, flared sides from bottom up to mid rib. Above that, sides are straight and flare inward to a shoulder. At shoulder, surface turns inward, then curves up to a top edge. Spout S-shaped with end cut back at center at each side. Three small cone-shaped feet on bottom. Ground-down cast flashing on bottom surface. Lid conical with flat top and small tab handle. Three concentric shallow grooves around diameter of top. Black paint worn away from most of areas on side. Some left on bottom. Remnants of adhesive label on bottom. - Material:
- Metal
Iron
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-3.8 L-4.9 Dia-3.6 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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