Steam Cooker Patent Model
National Museum of American History

Steam Cooker Patent Model

Elmore, Charles · 1876-04-25

iron (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Full-size patent model (U.S. Patent No. 176,524) of a steam cooker, made by Charles Elmore of Berea, OH, and patented on April 25, 1876. Consists of three square pans with heavy beaded rims; the top one has a pyramidal cover with arched strap handle and a removable, perforated basket with wire bracket bail handle, and the bottom one is a boiler with collared circular opening. No marks. Pieces of three darkened paper tags stored with the object are printed and handwritten with patent information.

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