Toaster
- Object Name:
- Toaster
- Object ID:
- 1993.027.18
- Date:
- circa 1920
- Description:
- Toaster, stovetop, c. 1920. Four-sided pyramidal toaster of tin-plated sheet iron. Holds four slices of bread. Sides have rows of rectangular holes that protrude grater-like. Sides constructed from one piece of metal, joined in center of one side and held closed on interior by small metal flaps formed when three circular holes were punched through from the exterior. Sides attached to square flat base with rounded corners, 1.25" wide, with two raised lines around base and two additional lines around corners. Top covered, edges of top bent upward to hold wire toast holders in place. Top has truncated, pyramid shape above down-turned sides.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-4.8 W-6.6 D-6.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Items from the estate of Charlotte Ruth who was a volunteer at NHHS. The items were owned by Mrs. Ruth and her husband Lawrence E. Ruth, who lived at 14 Wall Street, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Ruth, Lawrence, Ruth, Charlotte
- Subjects:
- Toasters
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